IMO MEPC78: Here’s What You May Have Missed
The International Maritime Organization has concluded its latest meeting of its key Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), known as MEPC78. The
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The International Maritime Organization has concluded its latest meeting of its key Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), known as MEPC78. The
By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Shipping’s global regulator ruled that vessels must slash the sulfur content of fuel used for voyages in the
By Kyunghee Park Jun 12, 2022,(Bloomberg) –Port congestion should ease next year as new container vessels are delivered and demand from shippers
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE, June 12 (Reuters) – Ukraine has established two routes through Poland and Romania to export grain and avert a global
By Golnar Motevalli Jun 12, 2022,(Bloomberg) —Iran’s state-run shipping company said it started its first transfer of Russian goods to India,
After his release, Captain Ledoux says his company “threw him under the bus.” On June 9th Reuters reported the Indonesian Navy detained another ship,
By Augusta Saraiva and Ana Monteiro (Bloomberg) — The Port of Los Angeles, the US’s busiest, is preparing for the early arrival of the 2022 peak
The UN International Maritime Organization’s has concluded its latest meeting of its key Marine Environment Protection Committee, known as MEPC78, held
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced the appointment of 25 new members to the Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Despite a softening in demand, container spot rates from Asia to North Europe could be set to spike in the coming
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) – As the United Nations tries to broker a path for grain from Ukraine and temper worries about a global food
Governemnts at the meeting of the IMO’s key maritime environment committee have rejected plans for a shipping industry-backed program to accelerate
DUBAI, June 9 (Reuters) – Iran expects an oil cargo confiscated by the United States off the coast of Greece to be returned in full, Tehran’s
BEIJING, June 9 (Reuters) – China’s exports grew at a double-digit pace in May, shattering expectations in an encouraging sign for the
President Biden is calling on Congress to “crack down” on ocean carriers who the president says are responsible for raising shipping costs,
America’s “blue economy” took a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, but still contributed $361 billion to the nation’s gross domestic
By Joe Brock SINGAPORE, June 9 (Reuters) – Indonesian naval officers have asked for $375,000 to release a fuel tanker they detained last
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has approved a $2 million settlement with German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd over alleged violations related to
By Liz Hampton, Sabrina Valle and Scott DiSavino HOUSTON, June 9 (Reuters) – Freeport LNG, operator of one of the largest U.S. export plants producing
One of the best characterizations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) came in Greece (1,500
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