Regulatory
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Ariston Navigation: ‘Regional regulations are problematic by definition’
At Greek shipping events these days, discussion does tend to focus on the governance of green shipping, something that will…
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Jones Act fleet loses another ship, leaving Hawaii one oil tanker short
America just lost another ship from its dwindling Jones Act fleet, an oil tanker named the that counted the islands…
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France’s ex-transport minister barred from joining CMA CGM
France’s former transport minister, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, has been barred from joining CMA CGM as executive vice president, heading up the…
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Leaders of Quad nations unveil security initiative to track dark ships in Indo-Pacific
The leaders of the Quad nations—Australia, India, Japan, and the United States—on Tuesday unveiled a maritime security initiative that will…
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IMO member states move nearer to adopting a carbon levy
Last week’s Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on Greenhouse Gases (GHG) ISWG-GHG ahead of June’s gathering of the Marine Environment Protection…
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MLC updates bring internet access for all
Seafarers’ groups have won the right to mandatory social connectivity for crews – including internet access – in updates to…
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New report highlights scale of shipping’s renewable challenge
The scale of shipping’s green transition has been put into sharp relief with new data from Germany’s University of Applied…
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IMO adopts guidelines against wildlife smuggling
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted new guidelines for the prevention and suppression of the smuggling of wildlife on…
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Another important week in shaping international green shipping legislation gets underway
In a busy week for shipping green regulations, the environment committee of the European Union Parliament will vote on the…
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BP enters Dutch offshore wind race
London-based supermajor BP has submitted bids for two offshore wind leases in the Netherlands that together have the potential for…
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Liquimar Tankers and Evridiki Navigation sentenced in US for obstructing justice and concealing deliberate pollution
Liquimar Tankers Management Services and Evridiki Navigation were sentenced last week after being convicted at trial on all charges related…
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New monitoring requirements give US FMC more insight into alliance carrier operations
The three global ocean carrier alliances – 2M, Ocean and THE – and each of their member companies will now…
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National Shipper Advisory Committee makes its first two recommendations to the US FMC
The National Shipper Advisory Committee (NSAC) to the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has met and adopted two recommendations that…
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Europe readies further Russian shipping bans
The European Commission’s plans to ban Russian oil imports into the continent this year, as reported by Splash yesterday, are…
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Japan puts a dollar figure in new carbon tax proposal
Running in the same week as Posidonia next month, the next gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at…
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Capes among the most exposed ship types with incoming EEXI legislation
Capesize owners are likely to be among the hardest hit when new Energy Efficiency Existing Index (EEXI) rules kick in…
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TT Club hits out at ‘criminal’ shippers of lithium batteries
A leading transport insurer has hit out at the “regulatory mismatch” in the shipping of lithium batteries, classing some manufacturers…
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FMC finds some of Hapag-Lloyd’s detention charges are ‘unreasonable’
In November 2021, the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued an order of investigation and hearing (OIH) to determine whether…
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FMC completes initial meetings with container lines in its review of how they are servicing US exporters
The US Federal Maritime Commission’s Vessel Operating Common Carrier (VOCC) Audit Program last week finished a first round of meetings…
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Biden bans Russian ships from calling at America ports
Eight weeks into the invasion of Ukraine President Joe Biden has finally decided to join Canada, the UK and the…
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