The introduction of ISO 6319 establishes clear guidelines for the safe, efficient and environmentally sound cleaning of vessel hulls, by standardising how in-water cleaning operations are planned, executed and reported.…
Vessels can discharge oily water that causes harm to the oceans and rivers we depend on for our livelihoods and wellbeing. New Zealand’s latest state of the environment report –…
The Canadian Arctic and the Norwegian Sea officially became Emission Control Areas (ECAs) on 1 March 2026 under MARPOL Annex VI. In the two new areas, ships must meet stricter…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
An international seminar explored the latest developments in biofuels in the maritime sector, including the challenges and opportunities related to using marine fuels made from plants, waste oils or agricultural…
(ATHENS) Commissioned and published by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), a new report focused on the safety of ammonia as a marine fuel was developed by an ABS-led consortium…
