Andrew Lemmis questions the regulator’s global role from a lifeboat industry perspective. Imagine a football match where the referee is paid by the teams and has no power to issue a red card. He can suggest the rules, sure, but it’s up to the players whether to follow them. Sound absurd? That’s...
Regulatory
The inconvenient truth about shipping’s decarbonisation
Pierre Aury reflects on MEPC 83 and mankind’s failure to rein in CO2 emissions. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) just held the 83rd session of its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). Before we deal with the situation of the shipping industry, emissions-wise, it is useful to...
https://splash247.com/the-inconvenient-truth-about-shippings-decarbonisation/
IMO Advances New GHG Regulations And Approves North-East Atlantic ECA
The latest session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) focused on progressing the implementation of the 2023 IMO Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Strategy. Among the key outcomes was the approval of a new Chapter 5 to MARPOL Annex VI, laying the groundwork for a global GHG Fuel Intensity (GFI) regulatory framework for ships above 5,000 gross tonnage (gt). The session also approved a new Emission Control Area (ECA) and addressed several...
https://mfame.guru/imo-advances-new-ghg-regulations-and-approves-north-east-atlantic-eca/
ECA mediterráneo comienza
Hoy ve que el mar Mediterráneo se convierte oficialmente en un área de control de emisiones (ECA) para óxidos de azufre (SOX). Todos los buques que operan en la región ahora deben cumplir con los estándares ambientales más estrictos por los cuales usan el máximo contenido de azufre del 0,10% en...
https://fullavantenews.com/eca-mediterraneo-comienza/?lang=es
Crucial amendment to IMDG Code on Ammonium Nitrate sanctioned by the IMO
The global cargo handling association ICHCA International (ICHCA) welcomes the recent IMO decision to amend a key aspect of the IMDG Code governing ammonium nitrate shipments to significantly improve their safe transportation by sea and highlights its importance as part of the association’s Dangerous Goods Awareness campaign.
London, 1st May 2025
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved changes to its maritime safety regulations in the...
US issues further sanctions against Iran
Yesterday, the US imposed sanctions on seven entities engaged in Iranian petroleum products and petrochemical products trade as well as identifying two vessels as blocked property. The tankers Eloise and Olia managed by Vroom Marine Venture were the one picked up for the latest sanctions as the US...
https://splash247.com/us-issues-further-sanctions-against-iran/
Mediterranean ECA starts
Today sees the Mediterranean Sea officially become an emission control area (ECA) for sulphur oxides (SOx). All vessels operating in the region must now comply with stricter environmental standards whereby they either use maximum 0.10% sulphur content in fuel, or use approved exhaust gas cleaning...
Transport Malta Updates Registration Guidelines for Maltese Ships
- New Seaworthiness Criteria for Maltese Ships Under the 2025 Act
- Older Ships Face Stricter Registration Rules Under New Guidelines
- Pre-Registration Inspection Fees Announced for Maltese Ships
Transport Malta has issued a notice on the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2025, that brings into force new requirements for the registration and seaworthiness of Maltese vessels, reports Safety4Sea.
Registration and Seaworthiness RequirementsThe Directorate amended its guidelines to determine the...
https://mfame.guru/transport-malta-updates-registration-guidelines-for-maltese-ships/
US sanctions three tankers over ties to the Houthis
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted three vessels and their owners for allegedly providing support to the Houthis. Marshall Islands-registered Zaas Shipping & Trading facilitated the delivery of LPG to the Houthi-controlled port of Ras Isa using...
https://splash247.com/us-sanctions-three-tankers-over-ties-to-the-houthis/
IMO Designates North-East Atlantic ECA
- ECA will cover exclusive economic zones and territorial seas of several countries.
- Final adoption scheduled for October 2025, with regulations in force by 2027.
- Ship operators are advised to verify fuel availability and comply with sulphur limits.
During the 83rd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83), the committee adopted a proposal to adopt the North-East Atlantic Ocean as an Emission Control Area (ECA) for nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), and...