The IMO is progressing on legally binding ‘ mid-term’ measures to assist the maritime industry in achieving net zero shipping, as outlined in the 2023 IMO Strategy on the Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. The measures are set to take effect in late 2025. The topic is on the agenda for the IMO’s Maritime […]
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The IMO is working to ensure the safe transit of plastic pellets carried on ships, which can harm the marine ecosystem if spilt into the water. IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 11) met from February 19 to 23 at IMO Headquarters in London and agreed on draft recommendations regarding the carriage of
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A Japanese cooperation between Hitachi Zosen Corporation and NYK has won a new research challenge to develop the equipment needed to eliminate nitric oxide (N2O) emissions when ammonia is heated and burned. As the industry anxiously awaits the introduction of ammonia as an alternative fuel to address decarbonization issues, NYK emphasizes the critical need to
South Korea has launched a container ship to boost autonomous maritime operations. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the ship is the first oceangoing vessel for Level Three autonomous shipping. The first autonomous shipping test with this ship is planned for later this year. On Friday, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. hosted the vessel’s
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The EU-funded research project “OVERHEAT- Innovative Strategies for Containership Fires Prevention and Management” was recently created to promote solutions for preventing and managing container ship fires. According to the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), the OVERHEAT project will focus on the creation of a digital solution (DS) that provides a comprehensive overview of
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The Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub has formed a global Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (abbreviated as the M-ERC), a non-profit corporation headquartered in Athens, with five significant shipowners as Founding Members. This endeavor, in the perspective of LR and the Founding Members, is important and highlights Athens’ importance as a global marine hub. The
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These testing modifications are designed to be implemented at the upstream supply chain level to improve system efficiencies and cost-effectiveness compared to performing them for each delivery. Following the bunker contamination incident in Singapore in February 2022, in which approximately 200 ships were supplied with High Sulfur Fuel Oil (HSFO) containing high levels of Chlorinated
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The attacks came shortly after the UK Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, expressed alarm about the terrorists’ persistent willingness to target ships, despite earlier combined strikes and US missions against them. The first ship, the UK-managed general cargo vessel Morning Tide, was attacked 57 miles west of Hodeidah, Yemen. Despite the fact that “Chinese Ownership” appears
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On February 2, INS Sharda intercepted the FV Omari and deployed her helicopter and boats to force the pirates to release the vessel and its crew. This is the fourth ship that the Indian Navy has rescued from Somali pirates this week. The Navy had previously rescued Iranian-flagged vessels, FV Naeemi and FV Iman. It
The following pirate and armed robbery incidents are alleged to have occurred against ships in December 2023, as reported by IMO Member States or international organisations with consultative status. #1 in international seas – Ruen, Bulk Carrier, Malta. The incident occurred when armed individuals boarded and hijacked the ship as it was underway and proceeded
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