Regulation

The latest draft of the Polar Code has been met with mixed feelings, says Wendy Laursen.

Thailand-based James Ashworth of Energy consultancy TRI-ZEN explains to Wendy Laursen how the motivation for Asian emission control areas differs from the situation in Europe.

IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu has expressed his disappointment in the progress made on the ballast water management convention at MEPC 66 in April 2014; he is not alone, writes Wendy Laursen.

Wendy Laursen explains how, with CO2 emissions measurement on the IMO agenda, class is developing new solutions for fuel efficiency.

MEPC 66 agreed greater flexibility in the timing for Tier III NOx requirements, but the US timeline will remain, writes Wendy Laursen.

Class societies and software suppliers are working to ease the introduction of the harmonised common structural rules for tankers and bulk carriers, and there will be changes to come for container ships,…

As 2013 drew to a close, the risks involved in gas-fuelled ships prompted the London marine insurance market to undertake its own research, writes Denzil Stuart.

The shoots of recovery which appeared in the last months of the old year for shipowners are expected to firm as 2014 progresses, though many analysts still predict that a solid improvement…

DNV is trying to encourage ship managers to take a new, more vigilant approach to boiler monitoring and maintenance, explains by Wendy Laursen