European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) has invited the European policy makers and all stakeholders to join industry in “seizing the momentum” to make the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) greenhouse gas emissions roadmap work. The move was made on the back of IMO’s latest decis
The recent International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreement on a CO2 Road Map for shipping is a significant decision giving further impetus to the substantial CO2 reductions that are already being delivered by the global industry, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). “We are
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has designated the North Sea and the Baltic Sea as NOx Emission Control Area (NECA) starting from January 1, 2021 onwards. Reached during IMO’s 70th Marine Environment Protection Committee, the NECA regulation, which applies to all vessels built after 20
The implementation date for the 0.5% global sulphur cap is set for 2020, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee decided at its 70th session in London this week. In 2008, the IMO unanimously adopted the global sulphur cap requiring all ships to use fuels
International shipping association BIMCO has raised concerns over data on available fuel ahead of Marine Environment Protection Commitee (MEPC) decision on the 0.5% global sulphur cap implementation date. Namely, BIMCO said that the official International Maritime Organization (IMO) study which asse
The world’s national shipowner associations represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to develop a timeline for the further reduction of the shipping sector’s Green House Gas (GHG) emissions as a response to the Paris Agreemen
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has urged Governments to ratify the London Protocol treaty which regulates the dumping of wastes at sea in order to ensure the universal application of its precautionary approach towards protection of the marine environment. The London Protocol, which cu
With Finland’s accession of the International Ballast Water Management Convention, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that the remaining condition for entry into force has been met and therefore the BWM Convention is scheduled to enter into force on September 8, 2017. IMO has approve
Four ballast water treatment system manufacturers have received the final agency action from the United States Coast Guard denying their appeals to use an alternative testing method for Coast Guard type approval of their ultra-violet (UV)-based ballast water management systems (BWMS). In December 20
The prospect of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union has raised a number of questions regarding the status of sulphur regulations in the UK, according to the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA). The EU’s sulphur regulations go beyond the minimum requirements of the Internationa
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represent over 80% of world merchant tonnage, have rejected the concept of the ship recycling license, developed by consultants for the European Commission. According to ECSA, if proposals t
Ships regardless of their flag should not be allowed to call at any EU port without a ship recycling license to incentivise sustainable ship recycling, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform cited a report from the European Commission. The report, written by Ecorys, classification society DNV-GL and the Eras
A new regulation requiring the gross mass of a container to be verified before it is loaded onto a ship enters into force today, July 1, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said. The regulation will assist in ensuring that the millions of containers carried on ships each year are optimally
The member national shipowners’ associations of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have agreed to commence a co-ordinated campaign in an effort to persuade the European Union (EU) of the vital necessity of aligning its unilateral regulation on the monitoring of shipping’s CO2 emissions with
