HOUSTON — The Coast Guard along with the Texas General Land Office is responding to an oil discharge which occurred near Galveston, Texas, Tuesday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received…
The “Extraordinary Session” of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee was indeed extraordinary and unprecedented! The outcome has been widely reported already but in summary there were three key issues that…
In light of recent developments, the Tripartite participating organisations reaffirmed their support to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the global regulator for international shipping, capable of delivering effective regulations…
The design demonstrates the application of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology in a 15,000 TEU container vessel, capable of operating at 24 knots. The vessel concept incorporates a supercritical CO₂-based…
The World Maritime University (WMU) partnered on a new international study with researchers from the University of Montpellier, the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and the University of California…
Ever since the early days of the UNFCCC in the late 1990s, dealing with greenhouse gas emissions from ships has been on the IMO agenda. This has resulted in increasingly…
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has issued updated “Position Papers” outlining its views and ongoing actions on key maritime industry topics. The documents provide background on each subject,…
IMO participated in the WISTA International Annual General Meeting and Conference held in Barcelona, Spain (20-24 October), under the theme “Powering the Future of Shipping & Trade: Global Energy in…
Under the agreement, LR’s auditors will assess STS service providers against the quality and safety standards established by OCIMF Guidelines and risk data and records of DYNAMARINe. The resulting audit…
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published Navigating Nuclear Energy in Maritime, a new guidance document providing the first roadmap for the safe and responsible use of nuclear technology in commercial shipping…
