Regulatory Updates

A Case for 20/20 Vision? IMO’s Low Sulphur Fuel Limit

Under Marpol Annex VI which comes into force on 1st January 2020 falls the implementation of the global 0.5% sulphur cap for bunker fuel which will commence in just under 18 months’ time, has been well publicised. Concerns about the cost of complying with this low sulphur cap and whether there will be sufficient availability of low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) have also been well publicised.

Practical Considerations Plaguing the Compliance Issues

In this article, we focus on some of the compliance...

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Stop Skipping Waste Deliveries! Polluter Pays Say European Parliament

The Transport Committee of the European Parliament adopted today the Meissner report on the Port Reception Facilities and gave a mandate to the Rapporteur to start negotiations with the Council to finalise the text of the new law, says a press release.

Polluters pay principle

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes in particular the proposal to strengthen the‘polluter pays’ principle by discouraging the delivery of unreasonable quantities of garbage, including dangerous waste, for a...

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12 IACS Recommendations for Cyber Resilient Ships

Recently, the IACS has published around 9 (nine) of its 12 (twelve) recommendations on cyber safety with the aim of enabling the delivery of cyber resilient ships whose resilience can be maintained throughout their working lives.

IACS recommendations

These eagerly anticipated recommendations are the result of a long-term initiative from IACS that has benefited considerably from cross-industry input and support.

IACS initially addressed the subject of software quality with the publication of UR E22...

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