Foreign flagged tankers carrying crude oil and products in UAE waters have to be less than 25 years old.
UAE introduces compulsory insurance for seafarers in case of abandonment, death or injury.
Seafarers’ rights to shore leave have been strengthened through amendments which entered into force on January 1.
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National Iranian Tanker Company awarded EU MRV compliance certificate.
The maritime industry needs to piece together individual technologies to create efficient vessels.
The international maritime transport industry has to take urgent measures in order to cut its share of emissions.
Environmental legislation will be at the top of the agenda of Angus Frew, Secretary General & CEO of BIMCO.
There is a strong interest of shipowners in retrofitting their ships with liquefied natural gas-powered (LNG) engines in order to meet the requirements of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, a survey shows. Specifically, according to the findings of SMM’s first Maritime Industry Report, s
The 2020 sulfur emissions legislation will enter into force without delay, Edmond Hughes, IMO’s head of air pollution and energy efficiency (MEPC) said while speaking in Athens recently. The reassurance was made to put an end to the overall confusion plaguing the industry amid rumored delays in the
The whole world would be watching the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2018, looking for something of real substance when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, IMO’s Secretary-General Kitack Lim pointed out. “Next year really will be a time when the w
In 2012, DNV GL predicted that by 2020, the LNG-fuelled fleet would comprise around 1,000 vessels. Three years later, this figure was revised downwards to between 400 and 600 vessels, with low oil price and slower than expected development of bunkering infrastructure cited as key reasons. Today, the
The release of the Paradise Papers, a global investigation that revealed the offshore activities of some of the world’s most powerful people and companies, has caused a stir in various sectors, including the shipping industry. The Paradise Papers disclosed offshore interests and activities of more t
