Together with the Western Australian Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure, Fremantle Ports and the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre, we will be conducting a major exercise around a simulated oil spill from a ship in March 2026 in Fremantle, Western Australia. The exercise, known as Exercise Transit Challenge 2026, will involve around 300 personnel… Read more: AMSA: Major Marine Pollution Exercise in Fremantle

EMSA released their new study on biodiesel-bunker fuel blends as marine pollutants! The study aims to support the maritime sector by strengthening spill contingency planning, preparedness, and response as the transition to alternative fuels accelerates. This study on Blends of Biodiesels with Conventional Marine Bunker Fuels was commissioned by EMSA to address critical knowledge gaps… Read more: EMSA: Study on Biodiesel-Bunker Blends as Marine Pollutants

Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response agrees on updated draft 2026 Strategy and Action Plan on Marine Litter. The International Maritime Organization’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response has agreed on a draft updated strategy and action plan to tackle plastic pollution from ships, including fishing vessels. Meeting at IMO Headquarters in London from 9… Read more: IMO Sharpens Plans to Achieve Zero Plastic Pollution from Ships by 2030

On 6 February 2026 in Tokyo Bay, Yokohama, the bunkering operation took place onboard Kohzan Maru VII, with the bunkering vessel Eika Maru, using domestically produced bio-methanol supplied by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical. Methanol is a low carbon alternative fuel with properties that differ markedly from conventional marine fuels. It is more volatile and flammable, requiring… Read more: First Ship-to-Ship Methanol Bunkering Completed in Japan

IMO released amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL) were adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at its eighty-first session by resolution MEPC.384(81) and enter into force on 1 January 2026. New paragraph has been added for the reporting requirement. Supplement