IMO approval clears path for ammonia-fuelled ships with new safety guidelines
LONDON: New safety guidelines for the use of ammonia as fuel on gas carriers have been approved at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 111), marking a significant step towards the
IMO Secretary-General Raises Alarm Over Strait of Hormuz Crisis and Calls for Immediate Action at MSC 111
LONDON: The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, delivered a strong and urgent message on the escalating maritime crisis in the Strait of Hormuz while addressing the opening of the 111th session
BIMCO and ICS welcome Beijing Convention coming into force
LONDON: The Convention, officially the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sale of Ships, entered into force on 17 February. The Convention is intended to address the transborder effects of judicial
IMO progresses work on ship emissions, pollution and ocean protection
LONDON: The Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded its 84th session with a commitment to rebuild consensus on global shipping emissions, while sounding the alarm over environmental risks in
Climate Activists Greet IMO Delegates with Massive Banners Demanding: “Stand Up to Trump & the Petrostates! Green Shipping Now!”
LONDON: As delegates arrived at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for critical negotiations on the world’s first global carbon emissions price on shipping, activists transformed the IMO headquarters into a site of direct confrontation—covering
No safe transit through Strait of Hormuz: IMO Secretary-General
LONDON: IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called on all Member States to support efforts to address the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, where around 20,000 seafarers remain trapped and unable to leave. In
Conservation Groups Urge Governments to Reject Biofuels in Shipping Decarbonization Plans
As the International Maritime Organization negotiations open in London, a group of conservation organisations calls on governments to reject biofuels as a decarbonisation pathway for international shipping LONDON: As delegates convene on Monday at
KR publishes Guidance to Support Industry ahead of 2028 IGC Code Amendments
BUSAN: Korean Register (KR) has completed an impact assessment of the upcoming amendments to the International Code of the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) and published technical