Compliance with the sulphur cap with be challenging enough in itself, but a further concern involves the competitive advantage gained from illegal non-compliance
When the new…
In an effort to meet the new challenges that the IMO 2020 will bring to the markets, Glander International has hired David Chiang as Bunker…
The Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) — an important international treaty which helps prevent the spread of potentially invasive aquatic species by ships — now…
With the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) new 0.5% mass by mass (m/m) global sulfur cap on fuel content (down from a current 3.5%) on track for a…
The protocols for crew change and repatriation were drawn up in collaboration with ICS, IAPH, BIMCO, IFSMA, INTERTANKO, P&I Clubs, CLIA, INTERCARGO, InterManager, IPTA, IMCA,…
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A new IMO film shows how the IMO Polar Code supports safe and environmentally-friendly shipping in Arctic and Antarctic waters.
To make the new film, an…
The International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code),1) which entered into force on January 1, 2017, constitutes a regulatory milestone for shipping in…
(Bloomberg Opinion) – The shipping industry is getting serious about cutting sulfur dioxide emissions. People who live along busy shipping lanes will see health benefits…
Yesterday MPA (Maritime and Port Authority) published a document for crew change stance easing, under the latest enhancement MPA has made to its crew change policy, for signing-on crew,…
The shipping industry, skating on razor-thin margins, is drawing solace from cheaper bunker fuel prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
But the jury is still out…