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U.S. Ballast Water Bill Awaits President’s Signature
The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, S. 140, has passed the House of Representatives and is headed to the…
VIDEO: Hapag-Lloyd retrofits 10 ships with Scrubbers
Hapag-Lloyd retrofits 10 ships with Scrubbers: Hapag-Lloyd retrofits 10 ships of 13,000 TEUs with exhaust gas…
VIDEO: IMO 2020, Higher Freight Rates?
IMO 2020, Higher Freight Rates?:The IMO stablished a global limit, for the sulphur content in fuels for ships.…
OECD: Alliances threaten competition law
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) states that container line alliances threaten fair…
PitPoint, First Europe’s LNG Bunkering Station
First Europe's LNG Bunkering Station :This week, PitPoint.LNG received the official permit for the construction of…
Cyber attack: Shipping and the Maritime Industry
The maritime industry is exposed to a greater risk of a cyber attack than the world economy itself. Experts in…
IMO adopts action plan to reduce plastic waste
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted an action plan to reduce plastic waste, improving current…
IMO: MEPC 73 – Prohibit transport of heavy fuel oil for propulsion
The Marine Environment Protection Committee MEPC 73 of the IMO has adopted the amendment of the MARPOL convention…
Rising fuel prices: Predictable pricing model at Hamburg Süd
Hamburg sud rising fuel prices: A new International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulation on sulfur-dioxide…
2020 vision is giving IMO secretary-general a headache
IMO secretary-general Ki-tack Lim doesn’t seem quite so cheerful these days, and it’s not hard to guess why.…
