The international marine fleet underpins the system of world trade and consumes around one in every 20 barrels of oil. Shipping industry emissions are significant, with the worlds merchant fleet emitting more CO2 each year than Germany. Fro

Global warming has increased the potential for commercial shipping as the Arctic ice progressively melts. Canada maintains that the Passage is part of its internal waters and that no right of innocent passage exists within it, whereas the U

Draft mandatory regulations to make lifting appliances such as onboard cargo cranes safer are being developed by the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE). According to a press note from International Maritime Organization (IMO)

The port of Fujairah in the UAE has begun offering cleaner marine fuel oils that comply with stricter global emissions rules which come into effect at the start of 2020, a port document showed. Bunkers with a maximum 0.5% sulfur content are

The Canadian Senate is giving consideration to legislation that would have the effect of establishing a moratorium on the shipment of crude oil in the waters of Northern British Columbia (Bill C-48: An Act respecting the regulation of vesse

The 0.50 percent limit for sulphur content in ships fuel oil will take effect on 1 January 2020 and will have a significant beneficial impact on human health and the environment. The Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 6

Implementation of the IMOs 0.50% sulphur limit for fuel oil is presenting one of the most significant challenges to all stakeholders in the marine fuel oil market from producer to user. The transition period has started; decisions must be m

The oil market is notoriously linked to geopolitics. Most recently, the political situation in Venezuela creates turmoil in the region and particularly affects crude oil exports. Demand drivers and freight rates The tanker market has made t

Shell Marine integrated solutions have saved the equivalent of around $123,000 annually for its customer Chinas operator of RoRo tonnage Hainan Strait Shipping. On Shells advice, Hainan Strait Shipping had switched its trunk piston engine o

On 12 February 2019, Value Maritime received the International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) certificate from Lloyds for its scrubber system. Most of the tests required to obtain Certification had been performed during installation. Since

Signing a supply agreement with Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science (Hitachi High-Tech), Wilhelmsen will supply Hitachi High-Techs industry-leading handheld XRF analysers to the maritime market, enabling vessel crews to accurately and effi

Parsippany and Copenhagen, 14 February 2019 A.P. Moller - Maersk and PBF Logistics LP (PBFX) today announced an agreement for Maersk to source and PBFX to process crude oil at CPI Operations LLC, a PBF Logistics LP terminal facility in New

Hong Kong, 8-10 May 2019 Click here for details and registration BIMCO Asia Shipping School is a comprehensive shipping course on specific chartering subjects. The course is a unique blend of key principles on bills of lading, voyage and ti

BIMCO has proposed that the Fourth International Maritime Organization (IMO) Greenhouse Gas Study does not include unrealistically high gross domestic product (GDP) growth projections to predict future transport demand - and thereby emissio

With a year to go before the implementation of the 2020 Sulfur Cap, few topics will be higher on the list of priorities for shipowners than complying with Annex VI of the IMO MARPOL Convention (2008). However, the reduction of sulfur conten