Regulatory
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Europe gives nod to extend block exemption regulation
The European Commission yesterday published a draft regulation proposing to extend the EU Consortia Block Exemption Regulation by another four…
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2020 – 2050: Tackling decarbonisation together, one step at a time, starting now
Steve Cadden from industry coalition SEA\LNG writes exclusively for Splash today. Watching the global coverage of New Delhi’s toxic air…
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Malaysia bans open-loop scrubbers
Malaysia has become the latest country to ban the use of open-loop scrubbers in the country’s waters due to concerns…
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Greenhouse gas debate turns towards next year’s MEPC
Prescriptive short-term measures to cut shipping’s carbon footprint appear to be on the back burner following last week’s intersessional greenhouse…
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Engine power limitation proposals suffer setback at IMO
In another tortuous week on shipping’s decarbonisation path at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) one key takeaway…
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ITF’s Merk renews block exemption debate
At the annual conference of the Confetra logistics association held this week in Rome, Olaf Merk, project manager for ports…
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Decarbonisation levy on bunker fuel under discussion at IMO
Five shipping associations are pitching a carbon levy of sorts this week in London as International Maritime Organization (IMO) member…
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New report claims slow steaming is ‘closest thing to a silver bullet’ for IMO
On the eve of the latest round of UN ship climate negotiations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London,…
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Italy votes for a Mediterranean ECA
Following Spain and France, Italy has now voted for the creation of an ECA in the Mediterranean basin. Talking at…
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Sohmen-Pao urges shipping to come up with its own carbon levy
Shipping must urgently draft its own carbon levy, one of the world’s top shipowners has said today. Speaking at the…
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Japan’s controversial EEXI proposal risks higher emissions
Sue Libenson from NGO Pacific Environment is worried about where next month’s decarbonising talks at the IMO might head. The…
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Rogue flags on the rise
The Standard Club has warned members on the growing number of ships fraudulently registered as regulator International Maritime Organization (IMO)…
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Washwater monitoring: to be or not to be?
Rivertrace’s Graham North on a vital addendum to the scrubber debate. The global sulphur cap is just around the corner,…
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Greece comes out in favour of steep ship power cuts
Slow steaming regulation has been holed below the waterline with Greece jumping ship ahead of imminent discussions at the International…
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Emmanuel Macron calls for bunker taxes
Emmanuel Macron is doing more than just about any other major world politician to change the shipping industry. Having personally…
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What has been the most important story in shipping this decade?
We’re into the final quarter of the decade, one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of commercial shipping.…
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Leading the green shipping agenda
Bob Sanguinetti, CEO of the UK Chamber of Shipping, writes exclusively for Splash today. As more protests hit the streets…
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Beyond 2020
The editor told me the world is my oyster, I have a free rein to discuss what I like in…
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Arthur Bowring spearheads Hong Kong’s maritime arbitration developments
Hong Kong’s shipping arbitration focus has stepped up a gear. Arthur Bowring, best known as the long serving managing director…
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Maersk backs BIMCO ship power limits proposal
There is now a united front coalescing against slow steaming with Maersk coming out in support of BIMCO’s proposal to…
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