The European Union will impose additional 25 percent tariffs on a range of U.S. products on Friday in response to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, the European Commission announced Wednesday. The list of U.S. imports worth 2.8 billion eu

When it comes complying with the IMOs 2020 0.5% low sulphur regulation scrubbers have not received much good press, but a mix of anlaysts,researchers and classification society officials at Posidonia all saw them as a good solution attracti

The shipping industry - as represented by its international trade associations (BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and WSC) - calls on the Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to make progress on key challenges aro

The global shipping industry as represented by its international trade associations (BIMCO, International Chamber of Shipping, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and the World Shipping Council) have and an urgent call on the Member States of the Intern

As the globally mandated cap on sulphur in fuel draws nearer, Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) Paul Parkinson told shipowners they should take both practical and philosophical steps to prepare for the change and the inevitable challenges it

On Saturday 9 June 2018, the Captain and crew of the Wallem-managed vessel the KSL Seoul rescued six fishermen after their boat was involved in an accident and subsequently capsized. The KSL Seoul was passing through the Mindoro Strait en r

Industry expert Niels Bjrn Mortensen offers a personal view on compliance and punishment when it comes to the upcoming 2020 sulphur cap regulations Having worked on the implementation of the Sulphur Cap rules for many years I have come to r

Over half of shipowners and operators said their fleets were unprepared for the 2020 sulphur cap regulations, according to an informal poll conducted by class society ABS. ABS cited the poll as the group released an updated advisory on mari

All vessels, regardless of whether they are autonomous or not, should comply with the COLREGs, said Captain Ghulam Hussain FNI, head of The Nautical Institutes delegation to the IMO as the debate into MASS started in earnest at the organiza

On terra firma societies have learned over the centuries that disaster must strike before authorities act to plug the hole. This constant repetition of disaster followed by response has unfortunately been an unwritten element of Internation

The Trump White House has imposed steel and aluminum tariffs on the countrys top allies - issuing a proclamation imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico. The US announcement immediately triggered vows of

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) the global regulatory body for international shipping - has commenced work to look into how safe, secure and environmentally sound Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) operations may be addr

The International Chamber of Shipping has again insisted the industry cannot be expected to pay the bill for research leading to zero CO2 fuels that will be required to fulfill IMO pledges CO2 reduction by 2050. With respect to the IMO goal

Supply and Demand in the bulk transport sectors will define the course line ahead. Less ships and more cargo will be the key. The drybulk sector where iron ore, coal, grain and other raw materials dominate is still wrestling with a decade-l

The newly elected President of The Nautical Institute, Captain Nick Nash FNI FRIN FRGS has pledged to help in its efforts to improve standards of shiphandling and bridge resource management (BRM). Captain Nash is Senior Master for Carnival