MEPC 81: A global carbon tax on shipping is getting closer
As IMO’s MEPC 81 was going on in London last week, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki was telling a session of the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston that a universal,
As IMO’s MEPC 81 was going on in London last week, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki was telling a session of the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston that a universal,
Palo Alto, Calif., headquartered maritime AI (artificial intelligence) solutions provider Bearing AI has launched an update to its Fleet Deployment Optimizer (FDO) solution that is designed to help shipping companies manage their
The U.S. Coast Guard will launch a new merchant mariner credential (MMC) on March 1, 2024. The agency is replacing the MMC passport-style booklet (“Red Book”) with a new, certificate size, one
Citing climate crisis concerns, the Biden Administration today announced a temporary pause on pending approvals of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says that it will
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing a system of shipping safety fairways along the U.S. Atlantic Coast. The NPRM comes as plans for Atlantic Coast
The world’s largest shipping association, Copenhagen-headquartered BIMCO, has appointed its director of contracts & support, Stinne Taiger Ivø, as deputy secretary general, effective January 1, 2024. She succeeds Søren Larsen, who will
By providing long-term debt repayment guarantees, the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Title XI Federal Ship Financing Program is intended to encourage U.S. shipowners to obtain new vessels from U. S. shipyards cost effectively
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is calling on the Biden Administration to commit to never applying a recently finalized Buy American waiver to shipyard grants and to help ensure American companies and
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with container shipping giant CMA CGM over two claims of violations of EPA’s Vessel General Permit (VGP) issued under the Clean Water
Europe’s FuelEU legislation has now been adopted by the European Council and will come fully into effect from January 2025, though some requirements will come into effect from August 31, 2024. The