by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 24, 2022 | Classification/inspection, Emissions, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping
Ships over 400 gross tonnage now need to have an oily water separator with an oil content monitor and a bilge alarm to make sure polluted bilge water is not discharged overboard. Yet, the progress has been dogged by issues such as weak guidelines, non-conformities,...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 24, 2022 | Maritime accidents, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping
Two decades after the devastating Erika and Prestige accidents, the European maritime safety framework has become one of the most robust in the world, according to the European Maritime Safety Report (EMSAFE). Yet, emerging technologies and digitalisation could soon...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 20, 2022 | Classification/inspection, Maritime regulations, News, Ports, Shipping
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has published its new performance lists for flag states and recognised organisations. Denmark still tops the list as best-performing flag state, but the Netherlands is now the runner-up, up from fifth place last year. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 13, 2022 | Emissions, Maritime regulations, News
Governments at the meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 78) last week have rejected plans for an R&D Fund that could speed up decarbonisation in the shipping industry. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) calls it a wasted...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 6, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping
ECSA, EWABA, eFuel Alliance, the Advanced Biofuels Coalition and GoodFuels feel the European Commission’s proposed FuelEU Maritime regulation is crucial in promoting the uptake of clean fuels in shipping. Yet, the organisations also say that as it stands now,...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 30, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Maritime events, Maritime regulations, News, Renewables, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion, Shipping
After being forced to cancel the fair at the eleventh hour due to the Covid-19 pandemic back in 2020, the Hamburg SMM is working hard to make the 2022 edition a success. The SMM’s chosen motto, “Driving the maritime transition”, shows great ambition to...
