A ship wreck can be a hazard to navigation. Other vessels and their crews can potentially be endangered, and, depending on the nature of the cargo and remaining fuel on board, a wreck may also cause damage to marine environments and other c

The second phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been launched at a meeting of stakeholders in Dhaka, Bangladesh (26 November). The 19-month project is funded under a

The two clauses are: BIMCO 2020 Marine Sulphur Content Clause for Time Charter Parties BIMCO 2020 Fuel Transition Clause for Time Charter Parties. The subcommittees objective has been to create clauses that are simple and practical, and Im

The industry will soon be under the obligation to incorporate measures to deal with cyber risks in the ships safety management system. This had not been tackled in the previous versions, says Dirk Fry, chair of BIMCOs cyber security working

Oslo, Norway, 4 December 2018: Hydrogen can play a significant role in decarbonizing world energy supply to mitigate climate change, according to a new research paper by DNV GL, the technical advisor to the oil and gas industry. Decarboniza

Ukraine has acceded to an important IMO ship safety treaty the 1988 Protocol relating to the International Convention on Load Lines. Limitations on the draught to which a ship may be loaded make a significant contribution to the ships safet

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is meeting for its milestone 100th session, with a busy agenda encompassing maritime autonomous surface ships, fatigue guidance for seafarers, polar shipping, goal-based standards and other agenda items.

Singapore has joined the list of ports that will ban the use of open loop scrubbers in their waters. Exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) more commonly referred to as scrubbers are an accepted equivalent measure in complying with the IMO 202

Technological innovation and the global introduction of alternative fuels and/or energy sources for international shipping will be integral to achieving the overall ambition in the Initial International Maritime Organization (IMO) Strategy

Liberian Corporate Registry appointed Anthony Perea as Managing Director. Anthony was previously Managing Director at global corporate and fiduciary services provider AMICORP, where he was head of institutional sales for the Americas, Latin

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) continues to prepare the Port of Singapore and Singapore-registered ships for the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) 0.5 per cent fuel global limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on b

The Nautical Institute has launched the second edition of its practical guide to shiphandling in new ice conditions in the Baltic, North Atlantic and St Lawrence Seaway. Handling ships in first-year ice demands specialist knowledge and skil

As Members may be aware, the Ukrainian government has imposed thirty days of martial law, starting on 28 November 2018 and ending on 27 December, across ten regions of Ukraine bordering Russia to the east and the Black and Azov Seas to the

With the industrys eyes firmly fixed on the 2020 sulphur cap, shipowners might be paying less attention to installing a ballast water system. But time will run out to comply with the ballast water regulation and delaying to the last minute