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The International Maritime Organization has awarded the 2017 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea to two Houston ship pilots for their role in preventing a

The launch of the L’Astrolabe, a 72 metre polar logistics vessel fitted with a complete Wärtsilä propulsion machinery package and Wärtsilä NOR (NOx

By Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) — The trillion-dollar global shipping industry may soon be forced to curb greenhouse gas emissions under new rules backed

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Environmental lobbyists have derided “ambitious” CO2 reduction plans announced by four international shipping

The global shipping industry is urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to back a proposal to push back the implementation dates for installing

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have come together in support of the European

The Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw from the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change puts added pressure on the International Maritime

The International Maritime Organization has released a new visit explaining the significance of the Polar Code and its impact on shipping. The Polar Code

By Laura Blewitt (Bloomberg) — Even as the owners of ships carrying everything from bananas to oil spend billions of dollars to meet tighter clean-air

The Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Esben Poulsson, laid out Friday what the industry would like to see from the International Maritime

By Libby George ANTWERP, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The biggest change in shipping fuel for decades is three years away, but shipping and refining companies need

New amendments entering into force this week under the IMO’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) seeking to protect the financial security of

By Chester D. Hooper and Christopher R. Nolan (Holland & Knight) – Much has been theorized in the past two months concerning whether the Trump

LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – A European Union proposal to impose a levy on ships over their greenhouse gas emissions risks undermining the sector’s

(International Maritime Organization) – A new mandatory code for ships using gases or other low-flashpoint fuels enters into force on 1 January

A Russian arctic shuttle tanker has been certified in compliance with the International Maritime Organization’s upcoming Polar Code regulations for

After a successful approval process and survey, international classification society DNV GL and the Norwegian Maritime Directorate have issued the first polar

Captain Radhika Menon has become the first woman to receive the prestigious IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for her role in the dramatic heavy seas

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Global efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions will continue even after the election of climate change

By Libby George LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – A switch to cleaner fuels in the world’s ships in 2020 could double the profits of the world’s most