The shipping industry has known about the mandated shift to low sulphur fuel for approaching three years, but details remains elusive about the availability and…
Shipping is a key user of the oceans, delivering more than 80 per cent of world trade, taking ferry passengers to their destinations and carrying…
A hastily adopted compromise decision that was taken without any impact assessment, despite the risk that it will negatively affect the environment and the health…
What is IMO 2020?
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has ruled that from 1 January 2020, marine sector emissions in international waters be slashed. The marine…
Merchant shipping is one of the most heavily regulated industries and was amongst the first to adopt widely implemented international safety standards.
Regulations concerning shipping are…
On 1 January 2020, a new global cap by the IMO on sulphur content in marine fuels will come into effect. The new regulations, known…
International Maritime Organization (IMO) is an agency of the United Nations which has been formed to promote maritime safety. It was formally established by an international…
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In 2016, the IMO set out new mandatory requirements on electronic data interchange, stating that national authorities have until April 2021 to establish systems for…
Key to the balance of plant equipment in the engineroom, pumps are enablers of broad technological trends in shipping. Recent pump technology and application has…