New Inmarsat service set for GMDSS approval
MARCH 6, 2018 — Fleet Safety from Inmarsat, a new service incorporating FleetBroadband and a Maritime Safety Terminal (MST) is on track for Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) recognition at
MARCH 6, 2018 — Fleet Safety from Inmarsat, a new service incorporating FleetBroadband and a Maritime Safety Terminal (MST) is on track for Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) recognition at
JANUARY 22, 2018 — Leading environmental organizations and the global shipping industry have submitted a proposal to IMO calling for an explicit prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant marine fuels when the
JANUARY 8, 2018 — A Panama flagged, Iranian owned tanker was this morning reportedly still burning and in danger of exploding, raising fears of an environmental disaster in the East China Sea.
NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — Edmund Hughes, Head of Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency at IMO’s Marine Environment Division, reminded delegates at an Athens conference this week that the 0.50% limit on sulfur
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 – The 2017 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 23) opened in Bonn, Germany, this week. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing owners controlling over 80 percent of the
OCTOBER 30, 2017 — European Shipowners are confident that IMO will be able to deliver an ambitious strategy on reduction of shippping CO2 emissions for adoption by IMO Member States at the
OCTOBER 27, 2017 — The second meeting of IMO’s Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships has concluded, leaving member states with “much homework” according to the Danish Maritime
OCTOBER 25, 2017 —A London headquartered operation called InfluenceMap aims, among other things, to accurately assess, rank and communicate the extent to which corporations are lobbying climate and energy policy worldwide. Its
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