DNV launches new digital EEXI Calculator
Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) is expected to take effect in 2023. DNV has launched...
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Category: Regulation
Wärtsilä introduces engine and SCR package to meet China’s new emission standard
The Wärtsilä 20 engine fitted with a Wärtsilä NOx Reducer (NOR) is undergoing certification...
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ECSA calls on EU to establish fuel supplier incentives
The European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) has called on the European Commission to...
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HHI Group and DNV GL to develop future-proof tanker designs
Gagarin Prospect, the world’s first Aframax tanker designed to run on LNG, is one of 40...
Read MoreControl the controllables
What shipping companies can do today to reduce their environmental footprint (and save money) By Aaron Holton, CEO, Tres Solutions Pull up any shipping journal and it’s not difficult to ascertain what the maritime industry is...
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Letter of indemnity invocation clauses: What to check
Invoked LOIs can be just as valid as printed, signed LOIs, and they have the advantage of saving...
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USCG to update type approval requirements for survival craft equipment
The proposed rule is deregulatory and would remove US Coast Guard type approval requirements for...
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New Zealand: Update on COVID-19 restrictions
Stakeholders representing foreign yachts and other small craft in the Pacific have written to the...
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Brazil updates berthing and mooring rules
Namely, the resolution 150/2020 sets line-up rules, establishing berthing preferences among war,...
Read MoreIMO Moves Forward to Address Autonomous Ships
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed on a definition of so-called Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) as well as on a framework for analyzing the applicable IMO regulations. These are said to be...
Read MoreAutonomous Ships to Take the Spotlight at IMO Meeting
On May 16 2018, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) efforts on the regulation of autonomous ships will begin with the 99th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 99). The MSC will begin looking at how the...
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