Regulatory
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Shipping all at sea when it comes to defining decarbonisation
Shipping has no clear understanding of what decarbonisation means in real terms for the industry, a poll carried by this…
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IMO tech troubles continue as website goes down
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been fighting this morning to get its website back online with the portal of…
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Shipping urged to work with EU to develop new green framework
Rather than fighting regional environmental regulations, shipping ought to be at the centre, trying to shape them and influencing from…
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OECD details sweeping changes to how shipping ought to pay its taxes
International shipping is coming under fresh pressure to review how it pays taxes with the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation…
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Keeping up with the Jones Act
How two words could sink America’s future in offshore wind. By Noelle Thuillier. The US House of Representatives has passed…
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Shipping’s green-tinted glasses
Another week, another shipping story discussing ships of the future being powered by this or that fuel. Each wave of…
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Nations forge hybrid compromise as GHG debate heats up ahead of MEPC
Chastened by the European Union forging ahead with its own plans to include shipping into the bloc’s carbon trading scheme,…
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IMO and CMA CGM battle to get systems back online
IT experts continue to contain the fallout from cyber attacks to shipping’s top regulator as well as France’s number one…
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Law change sees British seafarers guaranteed national minimum wage
UK seafarers will be guaranteed the national minimum wage thanks to new legislation coming into force today. From Thursday a…
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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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