Regulatory
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Australia bans third Briese MPP
Regulators have banned a third Briese Heavylift vessel from entering Australian waters in less than six months. The Australian Maritime…
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Europe to clamp down on ship discharges
Ships in European Union seas could face significant fines not only for oil spills, but also for sewage and garbage…
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Time to listen to the ocean
Steven Jones on the urgent need for the oceans to be embraced during the upcoming COP28. As global leaders ready…
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CII alternative pitched by Danish Ship Finance
Danish Ship Finance has issued its latest biannual markets report in which it has called for the International Maritime Organization’s…
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Court puts Barossa gas export pipeline work on hold
Australian energy major Santos has been given an interim injunction by the Federal Court of Australia to prevent it from…
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Tanger Med, East Port Said added to EU’s upcoming emissions regulations
To reduce the risk of evasive port calls and relocation of container transhipment activities to ports outside of the European…
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Navigating risk in a sanctions landscape
As geopolitical tensions continue to have profound implications for the maritime sector, Fiona Rafla, senior lawyer at Wikborg Rein, outlines…
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Growth of the shadow fleet has made Russian oil price cap ‘unenforceable’: World Bank
Russia’s swift build-up of a so-called shadow fleet of tankers – estimated to number more than 600 ships – has…
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IACS membership back up to 12 with addition of Türk Loydu
The membership at the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) is back up to 12. In March last year, the Russian…
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Industry warns over ports call evasion of EU ETS
The European Tugowners Association (ETA) has called on the European Commission to prevent cargo diversion from EU ports and carbon…
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Inconsistencies of the upcoming EU emissions trading system laid bare
With just over two months to go until its implementation, the European Union’s emissions trading system (EU ETS) is proving…
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The dark side
Andrew Craig-Bennett gives readers his take on the rise of the shadow tanker fleet. In 1995, I wrote in a…
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Tuvalu warns of fraudulent ship registry website
The government of Tuvalu has sent a letter to the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in which…
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Record volume of cases rain in at the Federal Maritime Commission
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in Washington DC is having to handle a record number of cases. The latest complaint…
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30% of ports worldwide unprepared for incoming IMO maritime single window legislation
A new study suggests nearly a third of ports worldwide are unprepared to adopt the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) maritime…
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Shipyards need to expand to meet IMO green goals: ClassNK
Japanese classification society ClassNK has crunched the numbers to work out the volume of ships yards will have to churn…
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Eight former directors of collapsed Swiber charged in Singapore
Singapore has charged eight former directors, including the ex-chief executive of collapsed offshore oil and gas contractor Swiber, over alleged…
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New York says no to renegotiating offshore wind power purchase deals
The New York State Public Service Commission has denied petitions filed by a group of offshore wind developers seeking billions…
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Liners wait anxiously on Washington’s reaction as EU drops antitrust exemption
Liner companies are now watching carefully to see if the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in Washington DC will follow the…
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EU puts a stop to antitrust exemption for liner shipping consortia
The European Commission has decided not to extend the EU legal framework which exempts liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust…
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