The Environmental Protection Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has issued a letter confirming the implementation of the 0.5% sulfur limit for ships visiting its
Italian Paolo d’Amico elected president of INTERTANKO for the next four years.
During the meeting last week in London, the board of members of the International Association of Independent Tankers Owners (INTERTANKO) elected Paolo d’Amico, Executive President of d’Amico Società di Navigazione,
IMO has adopted an action plan to tackle the problem of marine plastic waste from ships
The International Maritime Organization is committed to further addressing the serious problem of plastics dispersed in the marine environment by adopting an action plan that aims to improve existing regulations
IBIA urges for a more active role for states in reporting availability of compliant fuels of 2020 with IMO
The International Bunker Industry Association calls (IBIA) for a more active role for the IMO Member States to effectively report on the availability of compliant fuels well before the 2020
EMSA Newsletter for October 2018.
EMSA has published its October 2018 newsletter which is available on its website. Among the news in this issue is the appointment of the Croatian Minister of the Sea, Mrs
BIMCO: the definition of the “2020 Transitional Fuel Clause” is next.
At the next BIMCO Documentary Committee to be held on November 13, the 2020 Global Marine Fuel Sulfur Content Clause will be presented for its adoption, which is a general
The European Parliament adopted its report “The deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the EU”.
On 25 October, the European Parliament adopted its report on the development of alternative fuels infrastructure in the EU, underlining how taxation has a major impact on the competitiveness of
Promotion of technologies to limit the emission of GHG from ships.
In the margins of the recent MEPC 73 meeting the representatives of the five centers of technological cooperation of the GMN network (Global MTTC Network, http://gmn.imo.org/), a project financed by
REMPEC presented the study of cost and benefit analysis for the introduction of a SECA area in the Mediterranean.
During the last session of the MEPC (MEPC 73) the REMPEC (Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Center for the Mediterranean Sea) (REMPEC), the center of emergency response for marine pollution