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
EU-Singapore Trade Agreements Signed
The EU and Singapore have signed landmark trade and investment agreements during last week’s Asia-Europe Summit. The European Community Shipowners’ Association (“ECSA”) Secretary General said that the signing of the
The 6th “Sustainable Ocean Summit” (SOS 2018) will be held in Hong Kong from 14 to 16 November 2018.
October 22, 2018 The “Sustainable Ocean Summit” is organized by the World Ocean Council, now in its sixth edition. This year’s SOS theme will be: “Ocean Sustainable Development – Connecting
In view of IMO 2020, Sulfur Cap OOCL opts for low-sulfur fuels and announces a Bunker Recovery Surcharge.
Hong Kong based Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) launched its Bunker Recovery Surcharge as it switches to Low Sulfur Fuel (LSF). This is contrary to what some of its competitors