It will be possible for states that are party to the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention to grant exemptions for vessels operating within specific geographical…
AS the COP 21 Paris Agreement enters into force, and ushers in a new epoch for the world and all its inhabitants. How can business…
The LNG shipping industry has welcomed last week’s decision by the IMO’s marine environment protection committee (MEPC 70) to adopt the global 0.5 per cent…
An important milestone on the road to controlling greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping has been achieved with the adoption of new mandatory requirements by…
In a landmark decision for both the environment and human health, 1 January 2020 has been set as the implementation date for a significant reduction…
The 70th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded today with a decision on defined tasks and…
EMSA issued Equasis Annual Report 2015 providing a picture of the worlds’ merchant fleet in 2015, derived from data contained in the Equasis database. It…
IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee, 70th session, began yesterday with the aim to address important issues and discuss the hot-debated proposals concerning the adoption of…
IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 70) is this week discussing proposals to adopt a mandatory regulation for ships to record and report their fuel…
The total trading LNG carrier fleet has expanded to 452 vessels, with a total capacity of 65.7 million m³, as of 1 September, after 17…
Jason Stefanatos, Senior Research Engineer, DNV GL, gave a presentation entitled “The voice of the Greek shipping community’’ in which he referred to a recent…
These – it would seem – are good times to be in the shortsea tanker business. The belief that there is a good future for…
