Regulatory
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What’s in store for Maritime Labour Convention Version 2.0?
Back when he was the managing director of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, Arthur Bowring played an important role in…
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Trafigura submits its own carbon levy plan to IMO
Multinational commodity trading company Trafigura has detailed its own ideas of how a carbon levy might work for the shipping…
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Chinese shipping reacts to Xi’s ambitious carbon targets
China’s maritime industry is expected to accelerate its energy transformation process as the country is now targeting peak carbon dioxide…
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What changes would you like to make to the Maritime Labour Convention?
The so-called seafarer bill of rights is due to be updated. Suggested changes need to be filed with the International…
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Shipping bodies call on EU to assist as Med migrant rescues rise
A host of shipping-related associations have penned an open letter to the European Union’s top politicians including president Ursula von…
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Why the IMO should move its HQ from London to Singapore
There is a variant of Parkinson’s Law which says that once an organisation builds itself a grand headquarters it is…
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Singapore backs IMO to lead global green agenda for shipping
In the week where European politicians voted in favour of going their own way when it comes to regulating shipping’s…
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Australia bans Taiwanese bulker for underpaying crew
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the 2008-built 28,300 dwt handy bulk carrier for deliberately underpaying its crew…
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European Parliament votes in favour of stricter green measures for shipping
The European Parliament voted yesterday in favour of including greenhouse gas emissions from shipping in the European Union’s carbon market…
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Chinese authorities move to regulate transpacific pricing
Chinese transport authorities have intervened to regulate the record container freight rate surge seen on the transpacific. According to market…
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IMO’s Arctic fuel oil ban comes in for heavy criticism
The International Maritime Organization’s proposed Arctic heavy fuel oil (HFO) ban, scheduled to be finalised in November, has come in…
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Lawsuit filed over Höegh Xiamen blaze
A Florida law firm, Pajcic & Pajcic, filed a lawsuit yesterday on behalf of 10 Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department…
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The Lion Republic eyes a slice of London’s arbitration business
Max Lim, a partner at Rajah & Tann, on what Singapore can do to up its game when it comes…
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‘Our lobby is weak. Our associations are weak’: Frank Coles goes on the attack
Today is the final episode in the Maritime CEO Seafarer Leader Series powered by Ocean Technologies Group. Summing up the…
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Saudi Arabia latest to ban open loop scrubbers
Saudi Arabia has joined the list of countries to ban the use of open loop scrubbers at the country’s ports.…
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Debate on scrubber economics ‘all but gone now’
Whether an owner will ever achieve full payback for a scrubber is now debatable with the price gap between high…
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IMO makes all meetings virtual through to the end of the year, crucial MEPC set for November 16
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will hold all its meetings virtually through to the end of the year including the…
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London continues to dominate maritime arbitration market
Research by law firm HFW has found that London continues to dominate the market for international maritime arbitration, accounting for…
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LNG-fuelled ships in the crosshairs as IMO details landmark GHG study
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released its keenly awaited fourth greenhouse gas study, which starkly shows the huge challenge…
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Shipowning: A sunny place for shady people
“A sunny place for shady people”. That was how the English novelist Somerset Maugham brilliantly summed up the principality of…
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