Foreign flagged ships detained in the UK during March 2024 under Paris MoU
LONDON : During March, there were three new detentions of a foreign flagged vessel in a UK port. Notes on the list of detentions: The accompanying detention list shows ship’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
Maersk names second vessel of its large methanol-enabled fleet “Astrid Mærsk” in Yokohama
Yokohama : In a ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan, the world’s second large methanol-enabled container vessel was named “Astrid Mærsk“. Mrs. Liza Uchida, spouse of Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida served as godmother and christened
International® Marine Coatings reveals Whitepaper for VLCC Vessels
SINGAPORE : International® Marine Coatings has published a new whitepaper which reveals the high degree of accuracy of its predictive Intertrac® Vision tool to real life vessel operations by correlating to the speed loss of a
A Global Carbon Tax on Shipping is Coming, Says ABS Chairman and CEO
HOUSTON : A universal, global carbon tax on shipping is coming, as alternative blue fuels made with carbon capture emerge as a critical step in the energy transition at sea. That was the message
IMO progress and GHG levy momentum increases the imminence of the endgame for shipping’s use of fossil fuels
LONDON : The MEPC 81 meeting concluded on 22nd March 2024, further clarifying the risk and opportunity both for the international shipping value chain’s commercial decision making, and for this sector’s contribution to minimise
Seafarers’ “key worker” critical role in supply chains highlighted at WHO meeting : IMO
LONDON : IMO has participated in the Ninth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) for a World Health Organization (WHO) instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (18-28 March), which is being held in
Statement on the attack on the True Confidence bulk carrier : IMO
LONDON : IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez issued the following statement on the attack on the True Confidence bulk carrier. “It is deeply saddening to follow the horrific reports of the casualties on the merchant
UN : Applying the law of the sea to protect International Shipping
LONDON : In recent decades, global shipping—carrier of 80 per cent of world trade—has faced numerous threats that challenge the long-established right to freedom of navigation for all merchant ships. Piracy, hijackings, armed robbery,