Antigua and Barbuda and the United Arab Emirates have become the latest IMO Member States to accept amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, which will expand the size of the Council, extend the term of its M

The United Nations High Seas Treaty is an international agreement aimed at regulating the use and exploitation of the worlds oceans beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. The treaty, first proposed in 2004, aims to provide a framework

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), a leading Japanese shipping company, and FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore Marine Ltd and Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd, have completed the first bunkering to an LNG-fueled pure car and

ClassNK has issued four Approvals in Principle (AiPs) for GTTs following latest development projects in alternative fuels, which were handed over during a ceremony in Tokyo on 6 March 2023. - Concept of 12,500m3 LNG Dual-fuelled VLCC fitted

On 24 February 2023, the one year anniversary of Russias invasion of Ukraine, the US Department of State and the US Department of Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on numerous additional individuals, entiti

MAN Energy Solutions supplies three salt-powered reactor systems for the production of biodegradable plastic to a leading Chinese chemical company. MAN Energy Solutions has completed the worlds largest salt-operated reactors for a new malei

On 25 February 2023 the EU adopted its 10th package of sanctions against Russia. The relevant EU Regulations and Council Decisions can be found here but of particular significance for members is Council Regulation (EU) 2023/427 which furthe

IMO has welcomed the landmark agreement on a new oceans treaty to protect marine biodiversity on the high seas. The new legally binding international instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas

Global increase in CO2 emissions (IEA) The expansion of renewable sources prevented carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from increasing significantly in the energy crisis during 2022, but they did reach their historical maximum. The risk of rapi

Mar 5 UPDATE: Refloated at around 2030 UTC Mar 4, berthed at Buenos Aires at 2130 UTC. The ship ran aground after blackout, not only tugs but dredger as well, have been deployed to free her. Mar 4: Container ship EVER LIVELY ran aground at

The decarbonization of international shipping is a priority for IMO and by mid-2023, the organization aims to have in place a revised and strengthened Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. A new IMO project aims to provide an a

The Maritime Research Institute of the Netherlands (MARIN) is leading a joint industry project to investigate what is needed to drastically reduce losses of containers from container vessels. The participants in the project include containe

India has withdrawn trading licences for oil tankers and bulk carriers that are more than 25 years old, its shipping regulator said, as the worlds third-largest greenhouse gas emitter looks to cut emissions and reduce the average age of its

An innovative non-flammable maritime battery technology that promises long life and will be incorporated in a new zero-emissions offshore support vessel has received New Technology Qualification (NTQ) from ABS. Called Blue G, the vanadium r

Ukrainian seafarers have largely returned to international shipping thereby restoring balance in crew availability, reports Danica Crewing Specialists on the anniversary of the war in Ukraine which impacted crewing rotations and seafarer we