The 9th session of the IMO’s Sub-committee on Navigation, Communications, Search and Rescue (NCSR 9) was held from 21 to 30 June. Navigation and voyage planning requirements for fishing vessels,…
IACS’ Guidance Details Key Areas of IMO Mandatory Instrument to Aid Consistent Implementation The mandatory nature of IMO’s Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) means it has a significant role…
The IMO-UNEP-Norway Innovation Forum is a two-day hybrid (live in person at the IMO Headquarters in London and virtual) global platform aimed at championing innovation to accelerate the transition of the marine sector…
The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 project is welcoming expressions of interest from maritime companies to be part of its Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA). The alliance, a public-private…
Seafarers are sharing their maritime voyages across social media to mark the Day of the Seafarer 2022. The maritime world is changing, fast. Ships are now operating greener, with greater digitization,…
by Costas Frangeskides and Olubi Adejobi, Wordley Partnership Solicitors Sanction measures are a means by which a Country or coalition of Countries, for instance NATO, EU or UN, apply restrictive…
Part of wider group’s sustainability commitment GAC Norway has signed up to play a vital role in a major Norwegian hydrogen energy project as part of the GAC Group’s commitment…
International shipping plays a central role in global trade, carrying 70% of that trade by value and more than 80% by volume. However, it is also a significant source of…
“Following MEPC78 earlier this month, there has been some disappointment about the failure to agree on revised GHG targets and with the decision to not take forward a proposed research…
Join us in ‘Saluting the Seafarer’ On the 14th of July, in light of the inaugural International Women in Maritime Day and the Day of the Seafarer, WISTA UK is…
The Seminar will be held online from Monday, 5 September 2022 to Tuesday, 6 September 2022, from 11.00 a.m. to 2 p.m. (UTC+1). IMO will be hosting a seminar to…
by Frances Baskerville* The 2022 POSIDONIA event at the Metropolitan Expo, off Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, felt as if the world had come back to life again. There was no…
Reminder to participate and spread the word about our social media campaign for this year’s Day of the Seafarer and the chosen theme of Your voyage – then and now,…
Please see Circular Letter No.4213/Add.7 (6 June 2022) – Resumption of in-person meetings From the eighth session of the Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 8), in September, all sessions will…
Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) – 78th session, 6-10 June 2022 IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee progresses work on GHG reduction; approves Mediterranean Sea emission control area. Highlights: 1. GHG – The MEPC…
MEPC session finished – progress on GHG, Mediterranean ECA approved A detailed press briefing will follow; but please see overview of the MEPC session in the closing remarks below. Marine…
Download statutory news FYI: early next week this news will also be available on our Technical and Regulatory News webpage. Relevant for ship owners and managers, equipment manufacturers and fuel suppliers.…
On World Ocean Day, we must all recognize that revitalizing the ocean is critical for the planet IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim statement on World Ocean Day 8 June 2022“The ocean connects, sustains,…
IMO Secretary-General opens MEPC meeting IMO: Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 78) 6-10 June 2022 One of the main topics during this virtual meeting will be the further discussion on…
Join us for today’s webinar: Rising temperatures, rising seas – IPCC’s 6th assessment reports, climate vulnerable communities and shipping action London June 6th, 2022:- As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s…
The Dry Market had one of its worse weeks with the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) diving down to 2,681 points, thanks to the volatile Capes – losing 660 points since…
New Circular Letter issued: CL No. 4573 – IMO has issued a new Circular Letter (No.4573) which contains information about and guidance for the maritime security threat posed by free…
IMO Secretary-General urges States to support UN coordinated plan to transfer oil from degrading floating storage unit off Yemen. International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim has urged further financial…
GHG Working Group finalizes carbon intensity measures guidance and agrees to further develop a “basket of candidate mid-term measures” including technical and carbon-pricing elements. Draft guidelines to support implementation of…
On this IMO’s International Day for Women in Maritime, I was putting in order in my notes a list of panel members for an event to be organized during this…