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→India Approves Proposal for Hong Kong Convention Accession
India is becoming the 14th country to join the IMO treaty.
read more →CSC: IMO Too Slow in Tackling Shipping's Climate Impact
Faig Abbasov, shipping policy manager at T&E: "Everything is slow at the IMO, except for polluting ships."
read more →IMO Working Group Takes Steps to Aid GHG Emissions Reduction
IMO to create a workstream for the development of lifecycle GHG/carbon intensity guidelines for all fuel types.
read more →Sustainable Marine Development Towards 2030 and Beyond
A look back at the conference that took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, November 5-7.
read more →IMO's GreenVoyage-2050 Gets USD 4.3 Mn Boost from Norway
Norway provides an additional NOK 40 million (USD 4.3. million) to the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage-2050 project.
read more →UK: Ship Speed Reduction Not the Answer to Cutting Emissions
Slow shipping is not the answer to cutting emissions from shipping, the UK Chamber of Shipping pointed out.
read more →Calleya: Sulphur Cap Is a Very Hard Deadline, No Exceptions
A fuel oil non-availability report exists, however, "this is intended for temporary purposes only," Calleya said.
read more →Frederick J. Kenney: No Country Ratified All IMO Treaties
There are some countries that are close to ratifying all of the IMO treaties but none is a party to every convention.
read more →Kitack Lim: "Without Sustainability, We Cannot Survive"
Sustainable practices should be central to commercial activities of shipping companies, IMO Secretary-General said.
read more →Over 300 Ships Involved in Illegal Registrations
More than 300 vessels globally have been linked to fraudulent ship registries.
read more →IMO Symposium: Ammonia and Hydrogen Are Fuels of the Future
Ammonia and hydrogen are promising potential fuels of the future in a decarbonized shipping industry.
read more →BWM Convention Amendments Enter into Force
On October 13, amendments to the IMO BWM Convention entered into force.
read more →BIMCO Proposes New Regulations in Fight Against Emissions
The proposed solution is more "enforceable" than slow steaming.
read more →Tanker Scrapping Activity to Revive before Surging in 2020
Scrapping activity is to rekindle due to IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention.
read more →IMO Condemns Tanker Attacks in Strait of Hormuz
Kitack Lim said that threats to ships and their crews "are intolerable".
read more →Germany Becomes 13th Member of Hong Kong Convention
Germany joins the Hong Kong Convention for safe and responsible ship recycling.
read more →Day of the Seafarer: I Am On Board with Gender Equality
2019 Day of the Seafarer puts strong emphasis on the importance of women within the professional ranks.
read more →IMO Approves Autonomous Ship Trial Guidelines
The Maritime Safety Committee meeting was held earlier this month.
read more →We4Sea: IMO Rule to Boost Fuel Costs by Up to 50 Pct
In less than 200 days the IMO's sulphur cap would introduce a surge of up to 50% in fuel costs, We4Sea said.
read more →ABS Launches Low Carbon Shipping Outlook
Adopting alternative fuels will be a major challenge in reaching low-carbon shipping goals, ABS said.
read more →IMO to Take Different Approach on STCW White List Process
IMO to withdraw the list of previously affected countries that were to be removed from the STCW White List.
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