Regulatory
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Sea’s new compliance solution to help charterers with sanction risk mitigation
Maritime software provider Sea has launched a new compliance solution to help customers navigate the regulatory landscape for freight and…
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US blacklists tanker linked to Houthi financial supporter
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has blacklisted a tanker for transferring oil linked to…
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Opposing teams line up for next week’s MEPC
The eighty-first session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) will take place next week where the focus will be…
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Cape diversions see box shipping EU ETS outlays leap by 191%
Persistent missile attacks by Houthi rebels on ships plying the Red Sea route have led to soaring emissions liabilities for…
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Norway’s bad IMO diet plan for shipping: a solution that causes more harm than good
Faig Abbasov from the NGO Transport & Environment argues that a proposal under discussion at the International Maritime Organization would…
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Shipping warned sanctions inflation is running ‘red hot’
The minefield shipping faces in avoiding dealing with sanctioned entities has become far more treacherous in recent years. Exclusive data…
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Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization founded in London
Widespread adoption of nuclear power at sea is moving a step closer with the creation of the Nuclear Energy Maritime…
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Kyrgyzstan joins the International Maritime Organization
The Kyrgyz Republic has become the latest state to join the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked Central Asian nation, has…
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RightShip adds sanctions data to platform
Ship vetting platform RightShip is giving subscribers a much needed insight into sanctioned companies and ships. RightShip is integrating London…
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Ocean Technologies Group acquires Danish regulatory compliance platform
Consolidation within the maritime tech space has continued with London-based Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) acquiring Danish software company DanDocs, which…
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Contractual issues arising from EU ETS implementation explained
Helen Barden and Mark Smith from NorthStandard answer questions arising from the first months of Europe’s Emissions Trading System being…
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NYK unveils how it plans to get its car carriers to comply with new Californian emissions rules
A giant black pipe will be inserted into the funnels of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) car carriers calling at ports…
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World’s fastest-growing ship register doubles in size in the space of one month
The world’s fastest growing shipping register has doubled in size in the space of just one month. Gabon, a small…
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Shipping of plastic pellets faces greater scrutiny
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed new guidance on several environmental issues following the latest meeting of the regulator’s…
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Danish International Ship Register under threat
A Danish expert group has proposed to abolish the Danish International Ship Register (DIS) scheme, under which seafarers do not…
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Liners deliver a green fuel price gap proposal to the IMO
Liner shipping, via its lobby group the World Shipping Council (WSC), has unveiled what it terms as a Green Balance…
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BIMCO urges IMO to resolve contradictions in ship recycling conventions
International shipping organisation BIMCO has submitted a paper highlighting the need to solve possible conflicting requirements of the Hong Kong…
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Manila readies to charge shipowner over tanker sinking
The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Manila is finally getting around to press charges against the shipping company RDC Reield…
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Environmental groups urge EU to include CII in ship risk profiling
Several environmental groups sent an open letter to the EU Member States and Parliament on Monday urging the European Council…
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Washington unveils further sanctions against Russian-linked tanker operators
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took its second price cap enforcement action of…
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