Theodore El. Veniamis, president of the Union of Greek Shipowners
Greek Shipowners applaud the important decision of the UN IMO MSC 100 to develop further measures to deal with the safety implications associated with the 2020 compliant marine fuels and their respective challenges
The Union of the Greek Shipowners (UGS) warmly welcomes the decision of the Maritime Safety Committee (London, December 3-7, 2018) of the United Nations International Maritime Organization (UN IMO) to confirm its...
Rear Admiral Tim Lowe CBE, Acting Chief Executive & Accounting Officer
TAUNTON, 10 DECEMBER 2018 – The UK Hydrographic Office has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Tim Lowe CBE, the current UK National Hydrographer and Deputy Chief Executive, to the position of Acting Chief Executive and Accounting Officer.
Rear Admiral Lowe will fill the role whilst a permanent replacement is sought for John Humphrey, the current Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the UKHO, who will leave at the...
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal
06/12/2018 – Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited IMO Headquarters in London (5 December). The Princess Royal was received by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and addressed the 100th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) and took a keen interest in the proceedings, as the Committee discussed measures to enhance maritime security and piracy and armed robbery against ships. The Princess Royal, who is Master of Trinity House and President of...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/07/royal-visit-to-imos-maritime-safety-committee/
Anthony Woolwich
From 3 December 2018, businesses operating in the EEA need to comply with the new Geo-Blocking Regulation.
In general, the Regulation prohibits businesses from unfairly discriminating against consumers or other businesses on the grounds of nationality, place of residence or place of...
December 2018 Vol.9 Ed.11
The state of globalisation
From the UK’s Brexit challenge and US unilateralism, to trade wars and European immigration concerns, the unifying theme that preoccupied liberal policy-makers in 2018 was the political threat to economic globalisation and how best to share the benefits of an interconnected world.
For the last Bulletin of 2018, we invited contributors to review the state of globalisation. They address the increased importance of the regulatory component in...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/01/the-bulletin-up-in-the-air/
GloFouling
A new international effort to combat the negative environmental impacts of the transfer of aquatic species through ships has been launched this week. The GloFouling Partnerships project – a collaboration between the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) – will address the build-up of aquatic organisms on a ship’s underwater hull and on other marine mobile infrastructure.
The introduction of...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/26/global-project-launched-to-protect-marine-biodiversity/
UK PM Theresa May
Commentary: Five options if UK rejects May deal
By Charles Grant in London
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has clinched her deal with the European Union and persuaded most of her cabinet to support it. But after EU leaders sign off the deal at a summit on 25 November, May has promised the House of Commons a ‘meaningful vote’; it is hard to see how she can win it. However, even if May falls, the arrival of a new Conservative party leader would not change the parliamentary arithmetic...
Brussels, 19th November 2018 – Seas At Risk is deeply disappointed by the decisions on fishing limits for deep sea fish stocks for 2019-2020 taken by the Fisheries’ Council of Ministers tonight. This was the very last opportunity fisheries ministers had to end overfishing of deep sea species by 2015 or at the latest by 2020, as legally required under the Common Fisheries Policy. However, the ministers failed to achieve this.
Andrea Ripol, Policy Officer of Seas At Risk said: “The ministers...
Martin Dorsman
European shipowners welcome the agreement reached on BREXIT yesterday. “ Our primary concern on the short term, the frictionless trade, seems to be taken care off. A no deal scenario was just not an option and a clear lose-lose situation for shipowners and clients at both sides,” commented Martin Dorsman, Secretary-General of ECSA.
ECSA hope political leaders in the UK and EU now take the necessary steps to translate the political agreement into reality. “We very much welcome the...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/15/ecsa-welcomes-brexit-deal/
Commentary: Incorporating climate risk in QE
By Danae Kyriakopoulou in Geneva
Ensuring climate-related risk does not translate to financial instability is a key concern for central banks, but not an exclusive one. Central banks are tasked with safeguarding prosperity, which in turn requires that prosperity be generated sustainably. Monetary authorities should lead by example by supporting the transition to lower-carbon economies in their roles as investors. One controversial approach would be for...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/02/incorporating-climate-risk-in-qe-progress-on-brexit/