5.8 C
New York

Safety & Regulations

New Maritime Fuel Rules: Industry Frets About Cost, Strategy, Supply

There are studies and reports from classification societies, scientific organizations and governmental agencies assuring maritime industries that carbon-heavy fuel is peaking and will be replaced by 2050

IBIA at MEPC 73: IMO’s high sulphur fuel carriage ban remains on track March 2020

The adoption of a ban on the carriage of bunkers above 0.50% sulphur looks set to go ahead despite a number of countries seeking a delay.

MPA Singapore accepts remote inspection techniques in surveys

MPA Singapore issued a circular informing that the usage of remote inspection techniques can be accepted for the conduct of surveys onboard Singapore-Registered Ships.

MEPC Turns Down Soft Rollout for 2020 Sulfur Rule

On Wednesday, member state representatives of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) turned down an industry proposal for an "experience-building phase" for the implementation of the 2020 fuel sulfur cap. 

Verifavia Shipping signs cooperations with two major global ship managers

Verifavia, the world's leading emissions verification company for the transport sector , today WALLEM Ship Management in Hong Kong and ZEABORN Ship Management in Hamburg , for auditing services for EU MRV and the IMO DCS.

SEALNG Submits Open Comment On Draft SEIS For Puget Sound Energy LNG Facility

SEALNG recently submitted a letter to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency in response to its draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

Next steps to deliver IMO GHG strategy

The work to deliver the IMO initial strategy on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships has moved forward with the approval of a programme of follow-up actions.

ICS and ITF Publish Guidelines on Welfare Aspects of the MLC

The International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers’ Federation have jointly released new Guidelines for implementing the Welfare aspects of the Maritime Labour Convention.

Ten Scrubber Questions Answered

The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020, a new organization consisting of 25 leading maritime companies representing over 2,000 ships, answers 10 questions about scrubbers.  

Project Forward paves the way for meeting IMO’s reduction on CO2 emissions

The Project Forward initiative led by Athens-Based Arista Shipping, with Wärtsilä as one of the participants, demonstrates that with LNG as fuel.

The Ocean Cleanup arrives at Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Shortly after the Dutch foundation The Ocean Cleanup announced that its System is appropriate to conduct a cleanup operation in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

UK works on zero emissions plan for shipping

On the occasion of the first day of Green Great Britain Week, clean shipping experts met on 15 October, to plot the route to zero emissions for the UK maritime sector. 

Recent articles

spot_img