Regulatory
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An alternative view of the Carbon Intensity Indicator
Edwin Pang, founder of UK consultancy Arcsilea and chair of RINA’s IMO Committee, reckons emissions cutting agreements agreed upon this…
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An alternative view of EEXI
Edwin Pang, founder of UK consultancy Arcsilea and chair of RINA’s IMO Committee, reckons emissions cutting agreements agreed upon this…
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Canada announces new ballast water regulations
The Government of Canada has introduced new Ballast Water Regulations to strengthen existing rules for Canadian vessels anywhere in the…
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MEPC wraps, contentious issues pushed back for later in the year
The 76th gathering of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) wrapped on Thursday, leaving plenty of key…
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Will the Carbon Intensity Indicator re-shape the shipping industry?
Attention so far has been on the impact of the EEXI, but the CII could have a dramatic effect on…
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DNV launches digital EEXI Calculator
One of the key headlines from this week’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting at the International Maritime Orghanization has…
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35,000 ships still need to install a ballast water treatment system within the next 40 months
Ship repair yards are bracing for a “tsunami” of belated business as a key regulation comes into view. Approximately 35,000…
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Congress discusses forcing liners to accept US export container bookings
American politicians are discussing taking drastic action to force global liners to take all US export container bookings. A Republican…
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Lawyers look at the scourge of stateless vessels
The problem of stateless vessels operating at sea has been an issue which has occurred for millennia, but to date…
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Failure is an option: MEPC’s deep divisions laid bare
“Failure is not an option,” warned Kitack Lim at the start of the 76th gathering of the vitally important Marine…
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Congress dusts off green shipping bill as MEPC struggles to find environmental consensus
With this week’s International Maritime Organization-convened Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) looking like it will deliver minimal additional green targets…
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MEPC delegates warned about growing threat of regional regulations
The first day of the 76th gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO)…
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Aker Solutions manager in Malaysia accused of cheating
An Aker Solutions manager in Malaysia was charged today in court over false information to win licenses from state energy…
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MEPC 76 gets underway
Shipping’s green path through the 2020s is set to be debated in the coming seven days at the 76th gathering…
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Norway pushes to expand offshore wind
Norway is looking to expand its offshore wind drive with a new initiative to establish additional areas for future activity…
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Failure is not disaster: IMO’s troubled efforts to finalise GHG measures
Thomas Timlen, a Singapore-based analyst, writer and eyewitness of many debates at the International Maritime Organization, reflects on what the…
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G7 deal at odds with shipping’s tonnage tax schemes
Shipping’s existing taxation systems could face upheaval in the wake of the deal struck over the weekend by finance ministers…
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White House prohibits US investment in 59 Chinese companies, including shipbuilders and energy firms
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that prohibits US investments in Chinese companies that “undermine the security…
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Skou sees bunker tax hitting $450 per tonne
Søren Skou, CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has put a dollar figure on what he’d like to see for…
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Global CO2 levy as the green driver for shipping
Kare Press-Kristensen, a senior adviser at Green Transition Denmark, writes for Splash today on how market-based measures could decarbonise shipping…
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