The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Shipping Council (WSC) have hit back at the accusations stemming from the recently published study by the InfluenceMap on the IMO’s approach to tackling carbon emissions from shipping. The report claims that the shipping industry has aggres
The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention) entered into force on September 8, 2017. Adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2004, the measure for environmental protection that aims to stop the spread of poten
The shipping industry will have to commit to more ambitious policies, and fast, if it wants to get on track with the adoption of clean technologies and meet the energy efficiency design index (EEDI) requirements, the International energy Agency (IEA) said. Namely, in its latest report titled “Tracki
Global bunker fuel costs could rise by up to USD 60 billion annually from 2020, in a full compliance scenario, when the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 0.5% sulphur cap for bunker fuels kicks in, Wood Mackenzie said. With the implementation of the IMO regulation in 2020, the shipping ind
A new mandatory code for ships using gases or other low-flashpoint fuels has entered into force on January 1, 2017, along with new training requirements for seafarers working on those ships, according to International Maritime Organization (IMO). “The International Code of Safety for Ships using Gas
Weakness in freight rates will increase tanker shipping demolitions over the next two years, with the trend accelerating in later years as a result of the IMO regulation on ballast water, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. The new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulation on Ballas
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
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
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
In light of the upcoming SOLAS container weight verification requirement and concerns over the transition to the new rules, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to a practical and pragmatic approach for the three months after July 1, according to maritime safety authority Maritim
Ship construction rules for oil tankers and bulk carriers submitted by 12 classification societies comply with the goals and functional requirements set by the International Maritime Organization for new vessels, according to IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). The MSC reviewed goal-based standar
