Shipping industry on track to cut emissions : IMO Secy Gen
SINGAPORE : The Head of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is “very confident” that the shipping industry is on track to finalise by next year how it will
BIMCO submits paper calling for the IMO to develop a digitalisation strategy
LONDON : The importance of maritime digitalisation has significantly increased over the past few years. As a result, BIMCO has submitted a paper to the International Maritime Organization
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
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
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
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
IMO progress and GHG levy momentum increases the imminence of the endgame for shipping’s use of fo
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
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
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
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
