Regulation

BIMCO is calling for the Fourth International Maritime Organization (IMO) Greenhouse Gas Study to exclude unrealistic gross domestic product (GDP) growth projections to predict future demand for the shipping industry, and emissions.…

RIMS BV, a leading remote inspection specialist using drones, has received certifications from DNV GL and the Indian Class Register, for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (drones) during surveys of enclosed…

German diesel engine manufacturer, Hatz, has been awarded certification from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) for its EU Stage V-compliant engines.

Turkey, one of the five major ship recycling countries, has ratified the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) Hong Kong convention, the treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.

Finland is to permit pilotage to be performed remotely in its territorial waters, after an act of parliament modified the Pilotage Act. The law is expected to enter effect from 1 February…

Norway-based insurer Gard has warned members around the introduction of tighter requirements limiting or prohibiting the operation of open loop exhaust gas reduction (EGR) equipment.

The IMO has reminded members that from 1 January 2019, ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above need to start collecting data on their fuel-oil consumption, under the mandatory data collection reporting…

Chinese regulators have updated part of its domestic emission control area (DECA) regulations with effect from 1 January 2019 but have not yet placed a full ban on open-loop scrubbers as reported…

ClassNK announced in late December it conducted a demonstration test of a ship class survey using drone technology.

Industry stakeholders will discuss how to help IMO encourage the adoption of low-carbon fuels at a roundtable early next year, with a focus on incentivising early movers.

The Norwegian Maritime Administration (NMA) is planning to ban using scrubbers to comply with a proposed 0.1% fuel sulphur limit in the country’s world heritage fjords, due to come into effect next…

Ships without scrubbers will be unable to carry fuel with a sulphur content higher than 0.5% from March 2020 after the move was adopted by IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) last…

Work to deliver the IMO initial strategy on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships is moving forward with the approval of follow-up actions at the latest meeting of the Marine Environment Protection…

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set a new date of March 2019 for the update of its Vessel General Permit (VGP), which includes requirements for the use of environmentally acceptable…

There is considerable unease among global shippers and freight forwarders ahead of the IMO’s 2020 global emissions regulations due to come into force on 1 January 2020.

Liberia is making a call to the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee for early reporting on the availability of fuel oil compliant with the 0.50% sulphur limit well in advance of 1…

Ships navigating and berthing in the Yangtze River Delta emission control area (ECA) will have to burn 0.5% sulphur fuel from 1 October, three months earlier than originally planned, after a last-minute…

DNV GL has released a new class guideline covering autonomous and remotely operated ships to meet growing levels of autonomy in shipping.