Chinas exports of clean marine fuels in December rose to a record since shipments began a year ago, taking 2020 exports of the ship fuel to 15.45 million tonnes, customs data showed on Wednesday. Chinese oil refineries began exporting very

The new California law, which entered into force on 1 January 2021, doubles the existing minimum and maximum fines for certain oil spill violations related, among other things, to persons who knowingly engage in or cause the discharge or sp

The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) has launched an anonymous Port Integrity Survey to assess the impact of MACNs efforts in Nigeria and to better understand the evolving situation in Nigerian ports and terminals. BIMCO supports MAC

Climate protection is the greatest challenge of our time and the maritime industry is not exempt from it. The environmental conference gmec at SMM DIGITAL, the leading international maritime trade event, will point the way for the industrys

Members and Assureds should be aware that further entities and vessels were added to OFACs SDN list on 19 January 2021 under sanctions relating to Venezuela, Russia and Yemen. Full details of the additional designations are set out in the U

Four experiments to combat marine litter in the Baltic Sea have received support from the City of Helsinki. A startup named Clewat tested a new kind of waste collection ship that effectively collects macro and microplastics from seawater, w

It has been reported that containership MAERSK ESSEN has lost a very significant number of containers overboard in the Pacific Ocean on 16 January 2021. The incident occurred whilst the vessel was on passage from Xiamen, China to the port o

According to one of our members, they were told by local agents that all vessels calling at a Chinese port shall stay for 14 days before berthing regardless of whether the vessel changed crews or not. Could you kindly check the above? There

On January 20, the third 23,000 TEU dual-fuel container ship CMA CGM RIVOLI built by Hudong Zhonghua, was successfully delivered. The ships LNG bunkering volume was reduced by 14 vehicles compared with the previous ship, saving 2.8 million

2020 brought about an unprecedented situation in the form of the pandemic. Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) responded swiftly by taking a pragmatic and practical approach in maintaining its services to its clients during this period of

Very large crude tankers lead the way when it comes to adopting marine scrubber technology. For the moment this move appears to be paying dividends, but this should be weighed against a growing antipathy toward the technology from governmen

Chinas crude imports from the US surged 211% year on year to 19.76 million mt, or an average 395,746 b/d, in 2020, with the value jumping 89% to $6.28 billion, General Administration of Customs data released Jan. 20 showed. Imports from the

Saudi Arabia, the worlds biggest oil exporter, beat Russia to keep its ranking as Chinas top crude supplier in 2020, Chinese government data showed on Wednesday. Oil demand in China, the worlds top oil importer, remained strong last year ev

Pacific International Lines (PIL) management said that despite the recent hike in container freight rates, the Singaporean carrier remains overleveraged and needs further restructuring to survive. The Second Informal Meeting held on 15 Janu

World trade has to flow - we get that. Charterers have contractual obligations under short term spot charters that sometimes leave little room for delays - we get that too. Owners are responsible for managing and relieving their crews - tha