OCTOBER 24, 2016—There will be a number of important environmental issues on the agenda at the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 70) this week at the London headquarters of the International Maritime
OCTOBER 21, 2016 — The Liberian Maritime Administration will ask next week’s meeting of IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC70) to allow more time for some to install the ballast water management
OCTOBER 19, 2016 — A new study details a number of potential pathways for the shipping industry to transition to a low carbon future. Called “Low Carbon Pathways 2050” the study was
MAY 9, 2016 — Alfa Laval’s U-design PureSOx exhaust gas scrubber is now available with greatly reduced dimensions. “We have a strategy of continuous development for the Alfa Laval PureSOx platform,” says
APRIL 22, 2016 — IMO’s Marine Environment Committee (MEPC) has apparently made some progress on CO2 reduction at its meeting in London this week, particularly on the adoption of a global CO2
MARCH 18, 2016 — IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is meeting in London for its 69th session this week and it could see IMO moving towards setting a sector-specific target for
APRIL 13, 2016 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has made a number of submissions to IMO’s Marine Environment Committee (MEPC) ahead of its next meeting, which will be held in
OCTOBER 22, 2014 — Here’s another example of how changes to regulations mean changes in the reams of paperwork confronting the marine industry. The text of the supplier’s declaration required on the
OCTOBER 22, 2014 — Intertanko is hailing a decision on fuel oil quality taken at the just ended session of IMO’s MEPC as progress. Regulation 18 of MARPOL Annex VI sets requirements
OCTOBER 14, 2014—The Ballast Water Convention (BWM) 2004 inched closer to entry into force, after Turkey became the latest country to ratify the convention. With Turkey’s assent combined with Japan’s on October
