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US Congress introduces cabotage bill to boost shipbuilding
Bi-partisan legislation was introduced to Congress on Tuesday, a bill with the aim of requiring that quotas of vessels carrying…
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India relaxes cabotage laws
India is finally relenting to calls from global containerlines, and will ease its cabotage rules. The government has decreed that…
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Australian politician seeks to capsize livestock shipping
An Australian politician introduced legislation to parliament yesterday to ban the export of live sheep. The government has introduced a…
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White House looks to streamline regulations for shipping
An office attached to the US White House is seeking public input on ways to streamline maritime regulations, with special…
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New Zealand introduces strict biofouling rules
New Zealand has become the first country in the world to introduce biofouling rules across the nation’s waters. “About 90%…
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Shipping’s sulphur cap will spur crude prices to reach $90 a barrel: Morgan Stanley
Brent crude will reach $90 a barrel by 2020 thanks to the IMO’s impending sulphur cap on shipping, a new…
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Canberra introduces sweeping changes to livestock shipments
A federal government-ordered review into live sheep exports from Australia – carried out in the wake of a high profile,…
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How I learned to stop worrying and love the IMO
Rather than apologise to legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, I should probably start by apologising to the IMO. Like fellow Splash…
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Practical aspects of the IMO MEPC 72
I mentioned, a few days ago, that in the future, as the ‘open range’ that the high seas have been,…
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Weasel words give owners breathing space in the emissions debate
There was a convention amongst shipping journalists that one did not criticise the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation (IMCO). However curious…
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Arctic heavy fuel oil ban gains traction
As well as the historic first ever cap on greenhouse gas emissions agreed last week at the International Maritime Organization…
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Deal struck to halve shipping GHG emissions by 2050
Just after 3pm UK time on Friday more than 170 nations agreed to move ahead with an initial strategy to…
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Historic greenhouse gas deal likely to be signed in London today
After a four days of negotiations at the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London this week, and a day…
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Port of Rotterdam calls for carbon tax
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is calling on the Dutch Government to form a coalition with countries in northwest Europe…
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Pacific Islands attack ICS, make last ditch plea to IMO
With the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) set to conclude discussions tomorrow, the secretary general of the Pacific Islands Development…
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EU will take action on shipping emissions if IMO fails this week
European politicians have let it be known they will take their own course of action regarding shipping emissions if member…
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Fatuous, unrealistic and unnecessary
Paul Slater, the veteran ship financier and chairman of First International Corp, provides an alternative point of view on all…
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Spirit of compromise points towards greenhouse gas deal at MEPC
The battle lines have been drawn at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the 72nd gathering of…
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Clear divisions as MEPC gets down to business
Shipping and its emissions are very high up the mainstream news agenda today as delegates descend on the headquarters of…
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Norway makes its position clear ahead of MEPC
Norway’s government and its shipowners have made their position clear on shipping greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as heated debate continues…
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