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Ratification of High Seas Treaty expected to take many years
Shipping is still digesting the weekend’s big news from New York where close to 200 member states of the United…
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UN’s High Seas Treaty contains significant ramifications for the global merchant fleet
Global merchant shipping could be in for a shake-up following the signing of the High Seas Treaty at the United…
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US adds more Asian shipping firms to its Iran sanctions list
More ships and shipping firms have been added to America’s lengthy list of sanctions relating to Iran. The Department of…
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India makes vintage ship ban official
As widely telegraphed last month, India has officially banned bulkers and tankers aged 25 or above from entering its waters.…
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Five MSC ships detained in Australia in first two months of 2023
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a refusal of access direction notice the Liberian-flagged 1,732 teu containership from…
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EU targets shipping in latest package of Russia sanctions
The European Union approved a tenth package of Russia sanctions on Friday with shipping very much in the sights of…
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Pressure grows to reclassify plastic pellets as hazardous substances
Pressure is growing on International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states to to classify plastic pellets as hazardous substances. Just weeks…
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Portugal ratifies Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling
The Portuguese government has ratified the Hong Kong International Convention on Ship Recycling, transposing it into national law. Portugal’s action…
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IMO mulls adding an extra digit to its identification number scheme
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is looking at adding an extra digit to its under fire identification number scheme. IMO…
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ICS details fund and reward green proposal
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has sent a submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) fleshing out its fund…
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Top carriers vow to make all bills of lading electronic by 2030
Nine top global carriers belonging to the Digital Container Shipping Association(DCSA) have committed to 100% adoption of an electronic bill…
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Maersk tanker denied entry into Spanish port for carrying Russian-origin cargo
Spanish authorities have denied entry of the Singapore-flagged product tanker into Tarragona port due to it transporting cargo originating from…
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Canada to refuse to permit seabed mining absent a rigorous regulatory regime
The Government of Canada has announced that, because the country does not currently have a domestic legal framework that would…
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Patient persistent Pacific research and diplomacy moves shipping ambition
Dr Peter Nuttall from the Micronesian Centre for Sustainable Transport details planned $80bn annual pollution levies on the table at…
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Progress towards creation of marine protected area off Vancouver Island
At the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) in Vancouver this week, Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Joyce…
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FMC demands answers from MSC over congestion surcharges
Using its new found powers granted by president Joe Biden, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has taken aim at the…
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Why sanctions make shipowners insomniacs
In the first of a regular monthly column for Splash, Pierre Aury explains why sanctions do not work, and how…
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Keppel Offshore & Marine fully pays $65m in fines to Brazilian authorities to settle corruption case
Singapore’s offshore oil rig builder Keppel Offshore & Marine said on Monday that it has made full payment of the…
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Carriers cough up as complaints rain in at the FMC
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received more than 200 charge complaints since the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of…
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California lawmakers introduce federal bill to permanently ban offshore drilling along US Pacific coast
Two Democratic members of Congress from California – Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representative Jared Huffman – have introduced the West…
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