The IMO Assembly, meeting for its 31st session (25 November-4 December 2019) adopted a resolution on “Preserving the Legacy of the World Maritime Theme for…
About 90% of global trade moves in the approximately 51,000 ships composing the world fleet. In the meantime, the insatiable demand for the fuel that drives maritime…
LONDON (Bloomberg) - Historic rules to clean up pollution in the shipping industry are two weeks from taking effect, but there are signs that enforcing…
Oil markets will go through a major transformation as new regulations covering the sulphur content of marine fuels take effect from January 1, 2020 and…
On Jan. 1, 2020, new emissions standards from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), designed to curb emissions produced by maritime shipping, will go into effect. The…
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…