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IMO 2020: Checking Scrubber Compliance!

13 August 2019

A lot of the uncertainties have concerned the availability, cost and the characteristics of compliant fuels.
Non-compliance usual methods include vessel detention with the threat of banning orders for repeat offenders and financial penalties.
IMO has also included guidance on the action to be taken in the event of a scrubber failure.
The flag State and port State retains the discretion to take what they consider to be an appropriate action.
Moreover, issues such as increased fuel consumption,...

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Ship Flag System and It’s Advantage

3 August 2019

The cargo ship Stena Impero, seized by Iran last week, was sailing under a British flag, but owned by a Swedish company and had no British nationals on board, reports BBC.

Can ship’s flag differ from that of the owners?

It’s very common for ships to fly the flag of a country that differs from that of the owners.

But why is it done and who benefits?

Most common ships’ flags in 2018

(In thousand tonnes)

The leading flag states

Every merchant ship must register with a country, known as a flagged state.

Und...

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Flags of Inconvenience: Noose Tightens Around Iranian Shipping

26 July 2019

By Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi and Marianna Parraga LONDON/DUBAI/PANAMA CITY, July 26 (Reuters) – Somewhere on its journey from the waters off Iran, around Africa’s southern tip and into the Mediterranean, the Grace 1 oil tanker lost the flag under which it sailed and ceased to be registered to...

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Iran’s Tanker Seizure Sparks Questions Over Owners and Flags

22 July 2019

(Bloomberg) –Escalating tensions in the Middle East’s biggest shipping chokepoint is raising speculation over who is responsible for tankers ensnared in the hostilities. The latest ship that’s been thrust into the spotlight is oil tanker Stena Impero, seized on Friday by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards...

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Panama to Pull More Flags from Vessels Violating Sanctions

12 July 2019

By Marianna Parraga and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, July 12 (Reuters) – Panama will withdraw its flag from more vessels that violate sanctions and international legislation, the country’s maritime authority told Reuters, following the removal of about 60 ships linked to Iran and Syria from the...

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Cecilia Österman, CEO & Researcher at Comfortably Safe AB and Senior Lecturer, Kalmar Maritime Academy, Linneus University

19 April 2019

Welcome to the 109th episode of the Shipping Podcast and the 50th female interviewee! Cecilia Österman is the Chief Engineer that wen ashore and decided to become a researcher. Cecilia doesn’t fall in the usual perception of a researcher, she makes her findings easy to digest and is willing to stand up and speak about what she finds.

Cecilia has now received funds from AFA försäkring (insurance company) to research the #metoo movement in the shipping community. She will look into how other...

https://shippingpodcast.com/cecilia-osterman-ceo-researcher-at-comfortably-safe-ab-and-senior-lecturer-kalmar-maritime-academy-linneus-university/

IMO Works to Clamp Down on Illicit Shipping Practices

4 April 2019

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) – The United Nations’ shipping agency is working on tougher measures to clamp down on rogue shipping companies trying to use flag registries fraudulently to conceal their activities, officials said. All commercial ships have to be registered – flagged in a...

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Liberia Overtakes Marshall Islands as World’s Second Largest Ship Registry

28 January 2019

Liberia has surpassed rival Marshall Islands as the world’s second largest ship registry in terms of gross tonnage, according to leading shipping analyst Clarksons in its Clarksons World Fleet Monitor January 2019. Panama continues to hold the top spot as the largest registry in the world. Hong...

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