Optimising vessel operations has become crucial for the industry to achieve sustainability and decarbonisation goals. In the long term, large investments will focus on building ships…
BIMCO Compliant: What Does It Mean?
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has developed guidelines to help ship owners protect their vessels and IT systems…
Ship Execution Plan (SEP)
India aims to reduce ships’ use of single-use plastic by 90% during stays in Indian ports in the next 12 months.
On 16…
EU Ship Recycling Regulation
Vessels over 500gt in EU waters will be required to carry a verified Inventory of Hazardous Materials on board…
Facilitating ratification of the…
Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM)
While much of the shipping world’s attention is focused on IMO’s sulphur cap entering into force on 1 January…
The new IMO global sulphur cap requirements enter force on 1st January 2020 and a robust and consistent approach to compliance is expected by all Port…
India has decided to act on reducing plastic litter pollution and has introduced a ban on the use of single-use plastics onboard calling vessels.
The ban…
22nd October 2019
1. The primary regulations impacting the inventory of hazardous materials are as follows:
a) The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally…
BIMCO aims to publish cyber security clause in spring 2019
Overview
BIMCO is developing a clause dealing with cyber security risks and incidents that might…
BWMS type approval !
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center received its 20th application for Ballast Water Management System type approval for the Aquarius UV Ballast…