IMO conducted a workshop for Turkish government and industry officials to assist the country’s ability to ratify and enforce IMO’s “liability and compensation regime”. The workshop took place in Ankara,
Tax Decree 2019 presented in Parliament
October 25th 2018 Presented in Parliament the so-called fiscal decree (October 23 rd 2018, n. 119, bringing urgent dispositions on fiscal and financial matters). The text is to be approved
IMO makes instruments available to combat ship emissions for ships and ports.
October 25, 2018 The first step in reducing emissions from the maritime sector is that national authorities must quantify the emissions and then develop a strategy for their reduction. The
Incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia reported during January-September 2018.
ReCaap (Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia) has published its 3rd Quarter Report on Incidents of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in
UK Chamber of Shipping says UK needs a Brexit deal, not chartered-in ships.
The UK Chamber of Shipping has responded to reports that the UK government may charter ships in the event of a No-deal Brexit. The Chamber states that it does not
The European Parliament passes ban on single-use plastics to tackle plastics in the oceans, seas and waterways.
The EU parliament has backed a new ban on certain single-use and throwaway plastics in order to tackle pollution in the oceans, seas, waterways and fields. According to the European
The Trump Administration wants gradual phase-in of IMO’S 2020 Sulfur Cap.
23 October 2018 A White House spokesman said the Trump Administration is in favor of a phase-in of the limits to the sulfur cap that the United Nations International Maritime
ICS and ITF publish the new guidelines for the welfare aspects of MLC.
23 October 2018 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have jointly published the new “Guidelines for implementing the Welfare aspects of Maritime Labor
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) takes the first steps to implement its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction strategy.
23 October 2018 On 22 October, IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 73) approved the follow-up program strategy with short, medium and long-term measures intended to be used as a