Regulation

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ABS has released guidelines on the safe use of methanol as a marine fuel.

25th April 2024

ABS releases methanol guidelines

25th April 2024

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Several years ago, it was thought the ballast water management (BWM) market would experience a boom, rewarding the cutthroat behaviour of many OEMs with a massive influx of orders and a winner-takes-all…

28th March 2024

BALLAST WATER: MEPC 81 STRUGGLES TO DELIVER CLARITY

28th March 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

The results of the European Commission’s review of its Ship Recycling Regulations are expected to be published in Q2 2024. What it says and what changes may materialise remain to be seen.…

19th February 2024

WILL EU SHIP RECYCLING REVIEW MEAN CHANGES?

19th February 2024

REGULATION

REGULATION

As attention begins to focus on the results of the European Commission’s review of its Ship Recycling Regulations, which are expected to be published in Q2 2024, BIMCO has jointly submitted a paper…

19th February 2024

BIMCO warns of potential ship recycling regulatory inconsistencies

19th February 2024

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published a new Recommendation (No. 177), to enhance the quality of machinery piping systems in shipbuilding.

8th January 2024

IACS publishes machinery piping systems quality recommendation

8th January 2024

REGULATION

REGULATION

The biocide cybutryne has been added to the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM).

27th November 2023

Cybutryne added to hazardous materials list

27th November 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Recent years have seen a notable increase in deceptive shipping practices (DSPs), particularly in the form of AIS spoofing and dark fleet activity. Despite the new era of sanctions compliance challenges that such DSPs…

20th November 2023

Combatting a New Era of Maritime Sanctions Evasion

20th November 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Two new MARPOL regulations governing the use of fuel are due to take effect in 2024 and 2025

17th November 2023

New fuel regulations for Arctic and Med

17th November 2023

OPINION

OPINION

The global shipping industry has an increasingly clear decarbonisation pathway to follow for vessels over 5000 gross tonnes, according to Gareth Prowse, Head of Decarbonisation at Svitzer.

16th November 2023

Clean Tech Growth Lifted By Partnerships With Ports

16th November 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Engine emissions have been regulated by the IMO under MARPOL Annex VI since 2005 when the 1997 Protocol adding the annex came into effect.

13th November 2023

IMO’s Calculation Challenge For GHG Regulation

13th November 2023