New understanding of hazards posed by bauxite cargoes
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 — A working group established by IMO — the Global Bauxite Working Group — has upended conventional thinking on what can cause bauxite cargoes to rapidly shift, causing ships
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 — A working group established by IMO — the Global Bauxite Working Group — has upended conventional thinking on what can cause bauxite cargoes to rapidly shift, causing ships
AUGUST 9, 2017 — Two members of the Houston Pilots are to receive the 2017 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. They will be recognized for their role in averting a
AUGUST 2, 2017— Two new research vessels being built for the China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA) at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group yards will feature Wärtsilä
JULY 11, 2017 — European shipowners believe that important progress was made last week at the International Maritime Organziation’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting. At the meeting, the MEPC agreed
JULY 10, 2017 — The Danish Maritime Authority reports that a working group established by the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has begun work on the final climate strategy for shipping
JUNE 7, 2017 — Following the decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the International Chamber of
JUNE 1, 2017—Ship’s ballast water is full of aquatic species, both visible and invisible to the naked eye. Water taken aboard ship as ballast in one coastal region and discharged in another
MAY 15, 2017 — At its Annual General Meeting, held in Istanbul, Turkey, May 9 through 11, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) agreed to urge the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to
APRIL 7, 2017 — The shipping industry, represented by the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and BIMCO, is very supportive of the 2010 Protocol to the
MARCH 28, 2017—With the the IMO Global Sulfur Cap of 0.5% looming on the horizon in 2020, Jack Jordan, Editorial Lead, S&P Global Platts, writes about whether shipowners will embrace burning Liquefied