International Maritime Organization

Ocean shipping carbon tax could gouge US consumers, say opponents 

Government representatives are meeting this week to finalize the first-ever global carbon tax on ocean shipping emissions in a move that opponents say could disproportionately hit American consumers.

The initiative is being driven by the International Maritime Organization, which regulates global shipping, following a 2023 agreement that sets a goal of net-zero shipping emissions by 2050. 

Members of the organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee are gathering this week in London...

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Vale completes world’s first rotor sail installation on capesize bulk carrier

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Vale International SA (VALE), based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, announced that a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier, currently employed under a mid–term contract for transportation of iron ore for Vale, has been successfully retrofitted with two 35- by 5-meter Norsepower Rotor Sails and marked its first call at Ponta da Madeira, Brazil. MOL and Vale first announced this project over a year ago.

This is the world’s first case of rotor sails on a capesize...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/vale-completes-worlds-first-rotor-sail-installation-on-capesize-bulk-carrier/

IMO Assembly seeks to crack down on “dark fleet”

The IMO Assembly wrapped up its 30th session on December 6. The Assembly is the International Maritime Organization’s highest governing body and among its actions in this latest session were to elect a Council that, for the first time since 1960, did not include Russia as a member. In another move that Russia was unlikely to be happy with as it tries to circumvent sanctions on its oil exports, the Assembly also passed a resolution urging IMO member states and all relevant stakeholders to...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/imo-assembly-seeks-to-crack-down-on-dark-fleet/

Experts meet at IMO on container ship fire prevention, detection and containment

By the International Maritime Organization Addressing fires on container ships requires a holistic risk-based approach and prioritization of risk prevention and mitigation enhancement when developing amendments. To support ongoing work […]

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One global set of anti-emissions rules is needed, says United Nations

One set of global rules is necessary for the shipping industry to decarbonize, the United Nations has declared, in this year’s Review of Maritime Transport. “Given the globalized nature of […]

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