On 13 August 2019, the USCG issued a final rule in the Federal Register to provide consumer price index adjustments of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 limits of liability (OPA 90). The OPA 90 limits of liability for tank vessels, other than edible oil tank vessels and oil spill response vessels, are:

– For a single-hull tank vessel greater than 3,000 gross tons (the greater of $3,700 per gross ton or $27,422,200)

– For a tank vessel greater than 3,000 gross tons, other than a single-hull tank vessel (the greater of $2,300 per gross ton or $19,943,400)

– For a single-hull tank vessel less than or equal to 3,000 gross tons (the greater of $3,700 per gross ton or $7,478,800)

– For a tank vessel less than or equal to 3,000 gross tons, other than a single-hull tank vessel (the greater of $2,300 per gross ton or $4,985,900)

The OPA 90 limits of liability for any vessel other than a vessel listed above, including for any edible oil tank vessel and any oil spill response, vessel (the greater of $1,200 per gross ton or $997,100).

Source: https://www. federalregister.gov  

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