Regulatory
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BP enters Dutch offshore wind race
London-based supermajor BP has submitted bids for two offshore wind leases in the Netherlands that together have the potential for…
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Liquimar Tankers and Evridiki Navigation sentenced in US for obstructing justice and concealing deliberate pollution
Liquimar Tankers Management Services and Evridiki Navigation were sentenced last week after being convicted at trial on all charges related…
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New monitoring requirements give US FMC more insight into alliance carrier operations
The three global ocean carrier alliances – 2M, Ocean and THE – and each of their member companies will now…
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National Shipper Advisory Committee makes its first two recommendations to the US FMC
The National Shipper Advisory Committee (NSAC) to the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has met and adopted two recommendations that…
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Europe readies further Russian shipping bans
The European Commission’s plans to ban Russian oil imports into the continent this year, as reported by Splash yesterday, are…
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Japan puts a dollar figure in new carbon tax proposal
Running in the same week as Posidonia next month, the next gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at…
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Capes among the most exposed ship types with incoming EEXI legislation
Capesize owners are likely to be among the hardest hit when new Energy Efficiency Existing Index (EEXI) rules kick in…
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TT Club hits out at ‘criminal’ shippers of lithium batteries
A leading transport insurer has hit out at the “regulatory mismatch” in the shipping of lithium batteries, classing some manufacturers…
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FMC finds some of Hapag-Lloyd’s detention charges are ‘unreasonable’
In November 2021, the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued an order of investigation and hearing (OIH) to determine whether…
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FMC completes initial meetings with container lines in its review of how they are servicing US exporters
The US Federal Maritime Commission’s Vessel Operating Common Carrier (VOCC) Audit Program last week finished a first round of meetings…
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Biden bans Russian ships from calling at America ports
Eight weeks into the invasion of Ukraine President Joe Biden has finally decided to join Canada, the UK and the…
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John Platsidakis: Where shipping got it wrong with regulators and the environment
John Platsidakis is a great champion of the traditions of Greek shipping, having acted as a de facto consigliere to…
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UK regulator flags concerns over Noble and Maersk Drilling merger
The UK competition watchdog has found that the merger of Noble and Maersk Drilling could increase operating costs for oil…
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EU, US, UK among growing host of nations demanding IMO revises targets to ensure shipping is GHG-free by 2050
Submissions are flying in ahead of the June meet-up of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the London headquarters…
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Upcoming European tsunami
Chatting with folk in shipping and skimming through the industry press I am amazed how little awareness there is of…
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Charterers ought to pay for carbon credits: BIMCO
Global shipowning body BIMCO has come out with an updated greenhouse gas (GHG) position statement, amid much jostling for who…
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INTERCARGO: The green battle ahead
Since taking over from John Platsidakis as chairman of the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) in 2018 Dimitris…
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China submits its own shipping GHG plans to the IMO
A new market-based measure to cut shipping emissions has been put forward to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by a…
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Noble and Maersk Drilling expect to sell some North Sea rigs as part of UK merger clearance
Offshore drillers Noble and Maersk have said they expect a necessary sale of certain jackup rigs currently located in the…
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Canada and Nova Scotia to expand mandate of offshore petroleum board to support renewables transition
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia have agreed to change the name and mandate of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore…
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