Regulatory
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Greenhouse gas stalemate at MEPC
Splash understands that with just hours to go no short-term greenhouse gas (GHG) cutting measures are likely to be thrashed…
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What can maritime learn from the Boeing 737 Max disaster?
Wallem Group CEO Frank Coles compared the Boeing 737 Max disasters to maritime last month at the Maritime CEO Forum,…
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MEPC chairman comes in for criticism
Of the more dry topics being discussed at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London this week…
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‘Action, not words’: Kitack Lim galvanises delegates at start of MEPC
Monday morning saw International Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim open proceedings at this week’s 74th gathering of the Marine Environment…
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High-profile MEPC set to get underway in London this morning
The 74th gathering of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) gets underway this morning at the London headquarters of the…
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Detained North Korean vessel arrives in American Samoa
The , a North Korean bulker seized by the United States, arrived under tow in American Samoa from Indonesia on…
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Philippe Louis-Dreyfus: The case for slow steaming
Throughout this decade there has been a lone voice calling for ship speed regulations. All of a sudden however Philippe…
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Speed reduction proposals favour old inefficient ships: Maersk
Maersk’s point man for crunch greenhouse gas (GHG) talks next week at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London has…
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Shipping gets the Greta Thunberg treatment as crunch IMO talks get underway in London
Shipping got the Greta Thunberg treatment today. As delegates made their way this morning to the start of discussions at…
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European nations rally for more ECAs
Yesterday at the G7 meeting of environmental ministers in Metz, France the Italian minister Sergio Costa met with his French…
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Japan pushes for engine power limitation system on all ships
A power limiter, not dissimilar to those used in automotives, has emerged as a dark horse contender to hasten shipping’s…
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European Commission study backs three short-term measures to speed up shipping’s decarbonisation
Ahead of this month’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, a study…
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Huge swathe of the merchant fleet predicted to fail to be ready for the sulphur cap
A very significant swathe of the global merchant fleet will be non-compliant during the first year of the sulphur cap,…
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110 shipowners send open letter to the IMO calling for speed limit regulation
France’s bid to introduce speed limits for ships as a quick way to cut industry emissions has been endorsed by…
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European nations demand more urgent ship emission regulations
European nations are determined to get ship emissions cut quicker than current timelines proposed by regulators and lobbyists. Following France’s…
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Hong Kong hands guilty verdict to APL master over controversial Singapore military shipment
A long running court case came to a close Monday in Hong Kong with the Chinese master and boxline APL…
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As fires spike on boxships, focus turns to dangerous goods carriage
Following an above average period of disasters, class society ABS and representatives from the Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS) have…
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Liberian Registry: Shipowners must not get distracted
Alfonso Castillero has been following with interest all the debate over what skillsets shipping leaders need, something that has dominated…
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D’Amico hit with $4m pollution fine in the US
D’Amico Shipping Italia, company part of d’Amico Società di Navigazione group, admitted to dumping oily waste and other pollutants in…
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France calls for shipping speed limits
France has made a submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) urging for a swift global speed limit for shipping…
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