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China officially bans open-loop scrubbers

January 7th, 20192 As first reported by Splash last year, China has moved ahead with a ban on open-loop scrubbers. The Ministry of Transport in Beijing has banned the technology from the...

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Trump viewed as biggest threat to the timely introduction of the sulphur cap

January 7th, 20190 President Donald Trump and his administration in Washington are now considered to be the biggest threat to the start of the global sulphur cap due in 51 weeks’ time,...

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Paris and Tokyo MoUs start issuing sulphur cap warning letters

January 4th, 20190 The maritime authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control have started issuing letters of warning from the start of...

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Shippers demand end to European consortia block exemption

December 24th, 20180 The Global Shippers Forum (GSF has called upon the European Commission to revoke and replace the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (BER). The European Commission is...

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Shipping lobbyists unite in calling on Europe to extend liner block exemption regulation

December 21st, 20180 Four trade associations representing the international liner shipping industry yesterday submitted comments to the European Commission supporting a controversial...

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Russian shipping firm faces bankruptcy over alleged dealings with North Korea

December 14th, 20180 Vladivostok-based Gudzon Shipping is on the verge of bankruptcy after six of its ships were blacklisted by the US for allegedly engaging in ship-to-ship cargo transfers...

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China, the sulphur cap and the valemax playbook

December 13th, 20181 This week China outlined its own sulphur cap plans which are set to kick in earlier than the global regulations from the IMO as well as being more demanding – 0.1%...

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China details 0.1% sulphur cap plans

December 12th, 20180 China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) has detailed its emission control area plans with a 0.5% sulphur limit effective from January 1 next year, and more pertinently...

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IMO sets out agenda for COP 24

December 3rd, 20180 The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is participating at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 24) in Katowice, Poland, which kicked off yesterday. In a...

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Singapore bans open-loop scrubbers

November 30th, 20180 One of the busiest port cities in the world, Singapore, is to ban the use of open-loop scrubbers in its waters. Speaking at a conference to promote the local shipping...

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Lim wins another four years at the helm of IMO

November 23rd, 20180 Kitack Lim has won re-election at the IMO Council to head the UN body for another four years when his first term expires at the end of next year. The South Korean...

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UK, Panama, US and Marshall Islands accused of seeking to halt reforms at the IMO

November 15th, 20182 The UK, the Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Panama, United Arab Emirates and the United States stand accused today of holding back reforms at the International Maritime...

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MPC opts for up to 55 scrubbers, citing charterer demands

November 15th, 20180 Fast growing feeder boxship operator MPC Container Ships has entered into agreements for the acquisition of five scrubbers which are to be retrofitted on five selected...

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Regulation call for maritime digital solutions

November 14th, 20182 As the digital transformation in the maritime industry accelerates, there has been a groundswell of calls to set up relevant standards for maritime digital solutions,...

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Calls for comprehensive STCW revision grow

November 7th, 20180 The rapid evolution of technology is not being followed by the development of maritime personnel competence, and the current International Convention on Standards of...

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China to remove foreign ownership restriction in all shipping sectors

November 7th, 20180 China is looking to remove foreign ownership restrictions in all shipping sectors, as part of its efforts to further strengthen its position as a maritime...

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OECD calls for the European Commission to step in amid liner monopoly fears

November 2nd, 20180 The International Transport Forum (ITF), administrated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), has today called upon the European...

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Gard issues warning on scrubber ban proliferation
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Manila broadens discussions with overseas firms to acquire bust Hanjin Subic
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Shipping’s black box gets blockchain upgrade
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Nick Elliott: Shipping thriller trilogy
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Maersk starts random box checks in latest bid to stamp out scourge of misdeclared cargoes
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Equinor wants all contracted OSVs to utilise shore-to-ship power

Maritime CEO Forum to make European debut at the Monaco Yacht Club

Algoma acquires Oldendorff bulker trio in CSL pool

North’s post-Brexit Irish subsidiary up and running

Algoma acquires Oldendorff bulker trio in CSL pool

Seacor Marine acquires three more PSVs from Cosco

Ocean Infinity awarded Petrobras survey work

Dole books reefer boxship pair at CSSC Chengxi

Saipem awarded $1.3bn worth of offshore contracts by Saudi Armanco

ADNOC acquires boxship from Celsius Shipping

Oman Shipping Company in for four DSME VLCCs

ZIM readies the end of paper bills of ladings

FSL Trust offloads product tanker

Great Eastern Shipping sells ageing VLGC

Manila broadens discussions with overseas firms to acquire bust Hanjin Subic

Shipping’s black box gets blockchain upgrade

China plans new round of consolidation for maritime sector

China Development Bank acquires two newbuild tankers

Nord/LB files court case against Brightoil

Bureau Veritas reveals Donche-Gay’s successor

Competition Commission probes proposed Hong Kong port alliance