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Thursday, July 12, 2018
Cargo Ships De-Listed from Registries After Crimea Grain Trades
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Cargo Ships De-Listed from Registries After Crimea Grain Trades

By Jonathan Saul and Polina Devitt LONDON/MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) – At least two countries have struck cargo vessels off their registries in recent

July 12, 2018
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018
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DHT to Install Scrubbers on Twelve VLCCs

Crude oil tanker company DHT Holdings has entered into agreements to install exhaust gas cleaning systems, also know as scrubbers, on twelve of its Very

July 3, 2018
Total Views: 18

Monday, June 25, 2018
IMO Highlights Seafarers’ Well-being and Mental Health on Today’s International Day of the Seafarer
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IMO Highlights Seafarers’ Well-being and Mental Health on Today’s International Day of the Seafarer

Happy International Day of the Seafarer! Each year on June 25 the International Maritime Organization marks the Day of the Seafarer as a way to recognize the

June 25, 2018
Total Views: 384

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
ships at anchor
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Limit Sulphur in Shipping Fuel, But No So Fast -Opinion

By Philip K. Verleger (Bloomberg View) — In “Poor Richard’s Almanack,” Ben Franklin imparts a centuries-old proverb about a kingdom lost by a

April 18, 2018
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Ship-to-ship bunkering off Singapore.
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Shipping Industry Switch to LNG Bunker Fuel Not Enough to Meet Strict Carbon Regulations – Analyst

SINGAPORE, April 17 (Reuters) – Switching to liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel ocean-going vessels may not be enough for shippers to comply with

April 17, 2018
Total Views: 28

Monday, April 16, 2018
IMO greenhouse gas emissions
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IMO’s First Steps to Reduce Shipping Emissions Not Perfect, But Positive

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) adoption of an initial strategy to address shipping emissions is

April 16, 2018
Total Views: 7

Friday, April 13, 2018
IMO Headquarters london
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IMO Reaches Deal to Cut CO2 Emissions from Ships

By Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) – The United Nations shipping agency reached an agreement on Friday to cut carbon

April 13, 2018
Total Views: 100

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IMO Moves Forward with Ban on Vessels Carrying High-Sulphur Fuel

LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) – The International Maritime Organization said it approved on Friday an amendment that would ban ships unequipped to strip

April 13, 2018
Total Views: 24

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Shipping

Here is the IMO’s Full Briefing on Its Strategy to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships

The IMO today adopted what some are calling a historic agreement on a climate change strategy by significantly reducing CO2 emissions from ships. You can some

April 13, 2018
Total Views: 298

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Reactions to the IMO’s Initial Strategy to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships

Shipping and environmental groups are beginning to react to the IMO’s landmark agreement on an initial strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from

April 13, 2018
Total Views: 98

Wednesday, April 11, 2018
bunkering operations
Shipping

Bunker Fuel Costs to Spike 25 Percent in 2020 on IMO’s Low Sulphur Regulations -WoodMac

By Libby George LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) – Global shipping fuel costs are likely to rise by a quarter, or $24 billion, in 2020 when new rules limiting

April 11, 2018
Total Views: 36

Monday, April 9, 2018
cargo ship emissions
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Marshall Islands Calls on IMO to Get Serious About Curbing Shipping’s Emissions

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Marshall Islands environment minister David Paul has urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to

April 9, 2018
Total Views: 43

A cargo ship is silhouetted as the sun sets along the coast of Manila bay
Environment

All Eyes on IMO: U.N. Shipping Regulator Under Pressure to Reduce CO2 Emissions from Ships

By Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) – The United Nations’ shipping agency is under pressure this week to agree on a plan

April 9, 2018
Total Views: 44

Thursday, February 25, 2016
Arctic Thaw Opens Shipping Routes, Risks to Environment
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Arctic Thaw Opens Shipping Routes, Risks to Environment

By Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – The Arctic is thawing even faster than lawmakers can formulate new rules to prevent the

February 25, 2016
Total Views: 21

Friday, July 24, 2009
Shipping

Jones Act Case Study: Jameson Cooper v Meridian Yachts, LTD, et al.

Case Name: Jameson Cooper v Meridian Yachts, LTD, et al. Date Decided : July 21, 2009 Court: United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Judge: Judge

July 24, 2009
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