A federal grand jury in Greenville, North Carolina, has returned a nine-count indictment charging two engineering officers employed by Oceanfleet Shipping Limited with crimes relating to the illegal discharge of oily wastes directly into the sea…
The global shipping industry, represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) throughout the United Nations Climate Change Conference, greatly welcomes the ‘Paris Agreement’, adopted unanimously on 12 December by 195 nations. The…
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has created a Cyber Panel to lend support and resources to address what has become a key industry issue.IACS panels represent the top tier of the Association's issue-specific bodies…
The world’s largest container carrier, Maersk Line is very disappointed that regulation of the shipping industry was left out of the COP21 climate deal. The Danish shipping giant wants to see shipping back in the final draft of the COP21 agreement…
U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday hailed the landmark climate accord reached in Paris as strong and historic, calling it the best chance to save the planet from the effects of global climate change.'Today the American people can…
A global climate conference on Saturday adopted an international accord aimed at transforming the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades and slowing the pace of global warming.French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius banged down his gavel to rapturous applause…
Time has come for most shipowners to apply for renewal of Bunker, CLC, Athens and Wreck Removal Certificates from the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA). Certificates must be renewed when the underlying insurance expires. Ships subject to…
The dropping of international aviation and shipping emissions from the draft Paris climate agreement published this afternoon has fatally undermined the prospects of keeping global warming below 2°C, green NGOs Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment (T&E) have said…
Countries calling for an ambitious agreement at the Paris climate summit must insist that language on aviation and shipping emissions be reinserted or the prospects of keeping global warming below 2°C, let alone 1.5°C, will be fatally undermined…
Shipping-maritime industry is smoked out of the recently published draft of the NFCCC COP21 climate agreement, currently being negotiated in Paris. The most recent draft of the agreement, released Wednesday, was without language regarding…
The global airline and shipping industries appeared to win a symbolic reprieve from the growing global drive to reduce carbon emissions on Wednesday, cut from a new draft climate change pact being negotiated in Paris. As nearly 200 nations…
In response to popular demand, Mersey Maritime has expanded the eligibility of its annual awards to include maritime companies and related organisations right across the Maritime, Logistics and Energy spectrum in the whole of the North West and the Isle of Man…
On November 30, NYK welcomed about 60 environmental supervisors from 46 NYK Group companies to the group’s annual Environmental Management Conference in Tokyo. NYK holds this conference once a year with NYK Group companies to share information…
BMT Designers & Planners, a subsidiary of BMT Group, an international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has named Rick Cox as its newest Vice President of Business Development. Cox fills a key role in the firm’s business development organization…
The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing its investigation of an oceangoing bulk carrier, currently at anchor in Duluth, Minnesota, for allegedly violating U.S. environmental laws. The Coast Guard said it is investigating the crew, equipment and…