By the International Chamber of Shipping Following the conclusion of the meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 78 [which took place in early June], the International Chamber of … [Read more...]
Russia promises Black Sea safe corridor to evacuate seafarers and ships from Ukraine
Russia's Mission to the International Maritime Organization has declared that there will be a "humanitarian maritime corridor" in the Black Sea. The Mission wrote to IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim announcing that there would be a 139 mile long, … [Read more...]
Shipping Australia celebrates World Oceans Day 2022
Shipping Australia notes and celebrates the occurrence of World Oceans Day 2022, which took place earlier this week on Wednesday 08 June 2022. The United Nations celebrates World Oceans Day on 08 June every year. It was first declared by the UN … [Read more...]
IMO mandates a maritime Single Window
By the International Maritime Organization The IMO's Facilitation Committee has adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory in ports around the world, marking a significant … [Read more...]
IMO greenhouse gas working group finalizes carbon intensity measures guidance
By the International Maritime Organization The IMO GHG Working Group has finalized guidelines to support implementation of carbon intensity measures and has agreed to further develop a "basket of candidate mid-term measures" including technical … [Read more...]