Regulatory
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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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John Platsidakis: Where shipping got it wrong with regulators and the environment
John Platsidakis is a great champion of the traditions of Greek shipping, having acted as a de facto consigliere to…
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UK regulator flags concerns over Noble and Maersk Drilling merger
The UK competition watchdog has found that the merger of Noble and Maersk Drilling could increase operating costs for oil…
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EU, US, UK among growing host of nations demanding IMO revises targets to ensure shipping is GHG-free by 2050
Submissions are flying in ahead of the June meet-up of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the London headquarters…
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Upcoming European tsunami
Chatting with folk in shipping and skimming through the industry press I am amazed how little awareness there is of…
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Charterers ought to pay for carbon credits: BIMCO
Global shipowning body BIMCO has come out with an updated greenhouse gas (GHG) position statement, amid much jostling for who…
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INTERCARGO: The green battle ahead
Since taking over from John Platsidakis as chairman of the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) in 2018 Dimitris…
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China submits its own shipping GHG plans to the IMO
A new market-based measure to cut shipping emissions has been put forward to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by a…
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Noble and Maersk Drilling expect to sell some North Sea rigs as part of UK merger clearance
Offshore drillers Noble and Maersk have said they expect a necessary sale of certain jackup rigs currently located in the…
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Canada and Nova Scotia to expand mandate of offshore petroleum board to support renewables transition
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia have agreed to change the name and mandate of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore…
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Maritime Labour Convention reaches 100th ratification
The 100th ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) has been marked by a ceremony at the International…
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BOEM seeks public comment on draft environmental analysis of central California offshore wind energy area
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its draft environmental assessment (EA) of the Morro Bay wind…
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Newfoundland revises mandate of offshore oil regulator to develop renewable energy resources
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, along with the Government of Canada, announced this week that they will change the…
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Solving shipping’s sanctions conundrum: the role of data analysis and human insight
Dominic McKnight Hardy, managing director at MIS Marine, writes for Splash today on the complex sanctions situation following Russia’s invasion…
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IPCC report takes veiled swipe at IMO
The United Nations’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released yesterday its Working Group III report on the mitigation of…
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Trafigura’s Bach Nielsen urges quick action on global regulatory framework
Rasmus Bach Nielsen, head of fuel decarbonisation at Swiss commodities trading giant Trafigura, has called on regulators to accelerate decision-making,…
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Liner pricing investigations multiply across the globe
Liner pricing investigations are spreading around the world as carriers report record, multi-billion dollar profits while schedule reliability remains at…
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