Regulation

REGULATION

REGULATION

The UK P&I Club and TT Club have signed up for Safetytech Accelerator’s Cargo Fire & Loss Innovation Initiative (CFLII) becoming the first insurers to join the programme.

5th September 2023

Maritime insurers join drive to improve cargo safety

5th September 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

ClassNK has released new guidelines on managing the risks of transporting liquefied hydrogen.

4th September 2023

ClassNK issues LH2 carrier guidelines

4th September 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Union of Marine Insurance is seeking to reassure shippers that electric vehicles can be safely transported.

1st September 2023

Marine insurers issue EV fire guidance

1st September 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Lloyd’s Register has updated its guidance for ship owners and operators on the implications of changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive and the EU Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) Regulation.

10th August 2023

LR updates EU ETS guidance

10th August 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Ship owners and managers should be aware that new SOLAS requirements for towing and mooring equipment will come into force on 1 January 2024. The rules may pose a challenge for ships built before…

10th August 2023

Amended SOLAS rules to come into force in 2024

10th August 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Regulations need to be in place before prospectors start mining the seabed, writes Patrik Wheater.

24th July 2023

The new Klondike

24th July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has met to discuss allowing deep-sea mining to reconvene following the lapsing of an earlier prohibition.

14th July 2023

ISA discusses deep-sea mining

14th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Carbon emissions from the container industry feel during the first quarter of 2023 across ten of the world’s busiest 13 ocean freight lanes, according to analysis by Xeneta.

13th July 2023

Falling container CO2 emissions – dip or trend?

13th July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has welcomed the IMO’s confirmation that bunker delivery notes are acceptable in both paper and digital form.

12th July 2023

e-Bunker delivery notes confirmed as acceptable

12th July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Proposals to designate the Canadian Arctic, the North-East Atlantic Ocean and the remaining Norwegian coast not already covered by existing ECAs as Emissions Control Areas are likely to be submitted to the IMO’s next…

12th July 2023

New ECA proposals to be submitted at MEPC 81

12th July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a revised strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping.

7th July 2023

​Revised GHG reduction strategy for global shipping adopted

7th July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

DNV has announced that it introduced new class rules for electrical shore connections specifically tailored for tankers on 1 July 2023. The rules are the first to be introduced by a class society,…

3rd July 2023

DNV develops new Shore Power class rules for tankers

3rd July 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The 80th meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the IMO in London will consider a wide range of important topics.

23rd June 2023

Looking ahead at MEPC80

23rd June 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The European Commission has announced a raft of proposals to improve and modernise safety in maritime and reduce pollution.

2nd June 2023

EU proposes to strengthen EMSA’s powers for maritime safety and pollution

2nd June 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

DNV has announced that it will launch a Recommended Practice (RP) offering a new, accurate and transparent method for measuring, evaluating, and verifying the technical performance of ships in service. The RP…

31st May 2023

DNV to consult on new VTI index in new Recommended Practice

31st May 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

Draft amendments to the ECDIS performance standards to facilitate the digital exchange of route plans have been finalised by the IMO sub-committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR).

25th May 2023

Draft ECDIS amendments finalised

25th May 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The EU’s legislative bodies have reached an agreement on the FuelEU Maritime regulation setting well-to-wake GHG emission intensity requirements on energy used on board from 2025. The regulation will also mandate the use…

17th May 2023

New EU well-to-wake GHG limits to energy used on board ships from 2025

17th May 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Herbert-ABS Software Solutions has released a new regulatory wind and overturning moment calculation tool.

5th May 2023

Herbert-ABS unveils offshore wind design tool

5th May 2023

REGULATION

REGULATION

The extension of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover EU shipping from April 2023 will create additional compliance for shipping companies, as Smith Reed’s Brett Hillis explains.

4th May 2023

Trading EU Emissions Allowances Could Create Compliance Risks

4th May 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

A joint study produced by Ricardo-AEA Ltd and DNV on behalf of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on the readiness and availability of low- and zero-carbon ship technology and marine fuels has concluded that existing…

20th April 2023

IMO decarbonisation study turns focus to alt fuels demand

20th April 2023