Lloyds Register (LR) and University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) have released Zero-Emission Vessels Transition Pathways, a study that aims to show what is needed to enable the transition, both at the ship and supply infrastructure lev

The 2020 global sulphur cap will be the regulatory game changer of the decade with profound implications for the economics of shipping believes chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Esben Poulsson. But there are even more profo

The CEO of the Port Authority of Piraeus, Captain Fu Chengqiu and the President of the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority, Pino Musolino, during a meeting held at the PPA headquarters, signed today a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at stre

VIDA establishes a new framework for the regulation of vessel incidental discharges. The wide implications of this new law are still under assessment but the crucial provisions of VIDA may be summarised as follows: It provides for the estab

Emission limits and complete decarbonization in the near future will change ship operation dramatically. No alternative to the combustion principle that generates thrust to propel a large ship leaves less room for renewable fuels. Choosing

A sub-committee under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have forwarded three documents for adoption in June, moving one step closer to the adoption of a standardised system for electronic navigation. This years Navigation, Commu

According to new data released today by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 744 large ocean-going commercial vessels were sold to the scrap yards in 2018. Of these vessels, 518 were broken down on tidal mudflats in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan

Responsibility to comply with IMO regulations will be on carriers. Many would opt for scrapping rather than retrofitting due to high cost involved. Ocean freight rates would probably increase, and shippers should prepare themselves for the

Liberia is the second largest ship registry in the world, according to leading shipping analyst Clarksons in its Clarksons World Fleet Monitor January 2019. This report confirms that, in gross tonnage terms, Liberia has overtaken and outgro

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) have issued their annual 2018 piracy and armed robbery report, which has shown an increase in reported incidents compared to last year. The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) recorded 201 incidents of

From a PI club perspective, the role of the marine surveyor is to make shipping safer and more efficient by inspecting and making recommendations regarding the seaworthines of a ship, and promoting a culture of safety amongst the membership

Incidents of piracy and armed robbery increased in 2018, according to the latest annual piracy report from the International Chamber of Commerces International Maritime Bureau (IMB). The IMB reports a marked rise in attacks against ships an

According to a Reuters report the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates has decided to ban the use of a type of ship exhaust cleaner, becoming the latest location to impose restrictions on so-called open-loop scrubbers, a port docume

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM code) was born out of a series of serious shipping accidents in the 1980s, caused by a combination

According to the bureaus report, there were 201 incidents reported to the bureau last year (including six hijackings) - all of which happened in the Gulf of Guinea. That is a rise from 180 incidents in 2017 and from 191 in 2016. The report