The World Shipping Council (WSC) has published its latest update to its WSC Dual-Fuel Fleet Dashboard, which tracks the global liner shipping industry’s investment in vessels capable of running on renewable and lower-emission fuels, and how the liner fleet is preparing for the energy transition. As of March 2026, the number of dual-fuel container ships… Read more: Dual-Fuel Container and Ro-Ro Vessels Passes 1,200 Vessels

The 2010 HNS Convention establishes the first international compensation regime for accidents involving hazardous and noxious substances carried by sea. The International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (2010 HNS Convention) is set to enter into force on 29 November 2027, marking… Read more: IMO Treaty on Hazardous and Noxious Cargo to Enter into Force in 2027

The Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded its 84th session with a commitment to rebuild consensus on global shipping emissions, while sounding the alarm over environmental risks in the Strait of Hormuz and adopting new measures to curb air pollution in the Northeast Atlantic. Closing the meeting, held from 27… Read more: IMO Progresses Work on Ship Emissions, Pollution and Ocean Protection

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a methane oxidation catalyst system* to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The certification demonstrates its feasibility from regulatory and safety perspectives. As efforts toward decarbonization accelerate, the development of alternative fuel vessels is progressing. In the operation of LNG-fueled engines, however, methane… Read more: ClassNK Grants AiP for Methane Catalyst System to MHI Group

Belgium, Germany, the Kingdom of Netherlands and Sweden deposit ratifications to 2010 HNS Convention. Four States deposited their instruments of ratification of the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 2010 (2010 HNS Convention), bringing the treaty’s entry into force a step closer.     The… Read more: Hazardous Cargo Compensation Regime Moves to Entry into Force