Regulatory
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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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China Nav comes out in favour of Marshall Islands’ carbon tax proposal, readies first sail-assisted newbuild
China Navigation is to sign for a revolutionary sail-assisted newbuild this month as part of a package of green measures…
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Deadlock at IMO over short-term greenhouse gas measures
The Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG-GHG) wrapped up at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday. No final…
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How OFAC’s sanctions advisory is changing the maritime industry for good
Simon Ring from Pole Star on how shipping has had to respect sanctions compliance over the past year. When OFAC,…
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Søren Skou and Jan Dieleman stress urgent need for a carbon tax
The World Economic Forum held a high-level debate on shipping’s decarbonisation yesterday featuring Soren Skou, CEO of AP Moller Maersk,…
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Postscript to the Black Trail documentary
Kitack Lim drives a Kia, and other revelations. Alisdair Pettigrew, managing director of communications consultancy BLUE, on the takeaways from…
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EU to push transport sector to rapidly adopt greater use of renewables
The European Union had laid out more stringent targets for the transport sector, including shipping. With clean energy transition picking…
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UAE’s maritime hub status bolstered by foreign investment law changes
Recent investment rule changes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are tipped to help bolster the nation’s maritime hub claims.…
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Shell ruling should send shudders throughout shipping
What a hammering the oil majors took yesterday, reminiscent of Big Tobacco’s choking comeuppance in an American court 15 years…
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Leasing solution developed to meet ballast water regulations
After several years of discussions with the shipping industry, UK-based maritime finance specialist Wavefront Asset Management (WAM) has developed a…
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Investigative documentary into shipping emissions premieres
Many famous names in world shipping including the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Greece’s minister for shipping and…
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Shippers push for revisions to US Shipping Act as ongoing congestion wreaks havoc
The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL), a US trade association representing industrial freight transportation shippers, is calling on Congress to…
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FMC to create National Shipper Advisory Committee
The US Federal Maritime Commission has voted to establish a National Shipper Advisory Committee, made up equally of importers and…
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IEA forecasts shipping will fall short in 2050 zero emissions rush
All funding for new oil, gas and coal supply projects must stop today if the world is to reach net…
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Netherlands and OECD make the case for more swift adoption of longer term emissions regulations
The International Maritime Organization-convened Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets virtually next month for what promises to be a more…
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US government issues Jones Act waivers to combat temporary fuel shortages
The cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline that resulted this week in gas and diesel shortages at the pump and prices at…
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Conflict at the top for LNG in the race for decarbonisation
Ned Berry, an environmental analyst at MCA Consulting, on the pros and cons of LNG as a fuel. The International…
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Jones Act waiver may be required to ship petroleum products after Colonial Pipeline cyberattack
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) said in a release yesterday that the government is considering a “temporary and targeted…
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