China – Establishment of Emission Control Areas (ECA) (No.7) Members are referred to the previous Japan P&I News No.842 dated 6 September 2016.   Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Ltd., our correspondent in China, has kindly provided the Association with the latest developments as stated in the attached circular.   As from 1 January 2017 all the key ports within three Emission Control Areas in China will implement the low sulphur fuel requirement.  An overall timetable for implementing the low sulphur fuel requirement in the three ECAs appears in the attached circular.