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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has introduced a new set of toolkits to help evaluate and address emissions from ships and ports across the globe.

Developed as part of the Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships (GloMEEP) project, the new Ship Emissions Toolkit and Port Emissions Toolkit are designed to support countries seeking to develop and improve their national policy and regulatory frameworks to prevent air pollution and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships.

IMO’s...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/imo-launches-ship-port-toolkits-reduce-emissions/

A new report from Transport and Environment (T&E) has revealed that eliminating the use of highly polluting heavy fuel oil (HFO) by cruise ships in the Arctic region would only cost passengers the price of a glass of wine a day.

The report is based on an analysis of the impact of cruise ship MS Rotterdam if it operated on marine gas oil (MGO) during three mid-year trips to the Arctic this year.

It also found that prohibiting the use of HFO in the Arctic last year would have increased the prices...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/switch-cleaner-fuel-arctic-may-increase-passenger-fare-6/

The European Parliament’s Transport Committee has adopted the Meissner report on the Port Reception Facilities to reinforce the ‘polluter pays’ principle for ship waste management.

The committee also asked the Rapporteur to start negotiations with the European Council to finalise the content of the new law.

Welcoming the move, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) said that the ‘polluter pays’ principle would discourage the disposal of unreasonable quantities of garbage, including dangerous...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/eu-parliament-adopts-report-toughen-law-ship-waste/

Two merchant ships collided with each other around 28km off the coast of the French island Corsica, resulting in a fuel spill in the Mediterranean Sea.

The incident occurred when a Tunisian ship, laden with trucks of merchandise, collided with a Cypriot container ship, CSL Virginia.

The Cypriot ship was anchored about 30km off the northern tip of the island, according to a statement issued by regional naval authorities.

So far, no injuries have been reported due to the collision.

The accident...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/cargo-ships-collision-causes-oil-spill-mediterranean-sea/

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) has called upon the European Union (EU) to include an additional number of ship recycling facilities into its list of approved facilities to fill the gap that currently exists in the sector.

The capacity expansion is expected to help the owners to comply with a new regulation that requires all the ships flying under a European flag to be recycled in a facility that is included in the EU list.

ECSA noted that non-EU facilities such as Indian...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/ecsa-urges-eu-include-additional-ship-recycling-facilities/

Two humanitarian groups, SOS MEDITERRANEE and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), have accused the Government of Italy of pressuring the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) to revoke the registration of a refugee search-and-rescue ship, Aquarius.

The vessel has been operated jointly by both the groups under Panama’s flag to rescue Libyan refugees trying to enter Europe via Central Mediterranean Sea.

Cancellation of the vessel’s registration has brought uncertainty to the future operation of the vessel,...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/humanitarian-groups-blame-italy-revoking-rescue-ships-registration/