- The baseline declaration aligns with the amended Marine Environmental Protection Law of China, effective from January 1, 2024. Article 93 specifies stringent measures and fines for violations related to ship pollution, with fines ranging from CNY 200,000 to CNY 1 million for the discharge of prohibited pollutants. Other illegal discharges of pollutants may incur fines between CNY 10,000 and CNY 200,000.
- Non-compliance with reporting requirements for foreign vessels entering China’s territorial...
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Opposing teams line up for next week’s MEPC
The eighty-first session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) will take place next week where the focus will be on developing legally-binding measures to ensure last year’s milestone agreement to phase out greenhouse gases (GHG) from shipping by 2050 is made possible. The task at...
https://splash247.com/opposing-teams-line-up-for-next-weeks-mepc/
SSE 10 Meeting Overview
The 10th session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 10) was held from March 4th to 8th, 2024. Several key discussions and decisions were made during the session, says an article published on dnv website.
Summary- SSE 10 discussed evaluating fire safety systems for ships carrying new energy and electric vehicles, focusing on fire protection, detection, and extinction arrangements in specific spaces to reduce fire risks.
- Initiatives...
Norway’s bad IMO diet plan for shipping: a solution that causes more harm than good
Faig Abbasov from the NGO Transport & Environment argues that a proposal under discussion at the International Maritime Organization would seriously undermine efforts to decarbonise global shipping and to make its transition equitable. Imagine that you need to lose weight for medical reasons. Your...
Cape diversions see box shipping EU ETS outlays leap by 191%
Persistent missile attacks by Houthi rebels on ships plying the Red Sea route have led to soaring emissions liabilities for shipping companies under the recently introduced emissions trading scheme for shipping created by the European Union (EU ETS) as lengthy voyage diversions for Europe-bound...
https://splash247.com/cape-diversions-see-box-shipping-eu-ets-outlays-leap-by-191/
Suez Canal Issues New Mooring Vessel Regulations
- The Suez Canal Authority announced new Circular No. 1-2024 regarding the regulations and costs of mooring boats, mooring services, and lights during vessels’ transit through the Suez Canal.
- Starting May 1st, 2024, the mooring service will be shore-based, with mooring boats distributed along the canal.
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has issued new restrictions and charges for mooring vessels, mooring services and lights during vessel passage through the canal, reports Inchcape Shipping Service.
S...
https://mfame.guru/suez-canal-issues-new-mooring-vessel-regulations/
Balancing Costs And Incentives In Global Shipping
Global shipping regulators face a pivotal decision: whether to penalize fossil fuel usage and incentivize greener alternatives. Drewry’s analysis delves into the policy discussions surrounding this critical issue, highlighting potential shortcomings.
Addressing the Economic Disparity Between Conventional and Green Marine Fuels. Despite ambitious decarbonization targets set by the IMO, the significant cost gap between conventional fossil fuel and greener alternatives poses a major...
https://mfame.guru/balancing-costs-and-incentives-in-global-shipping/
Shipping warned sanctions inflation is running ‘red hot’
The minefield shipping faces in avoiding dealing with sanctioned entities has become far more treacherous in recent years. Exclusive data provided to Splash shows that the number of vessel-related sanctions has leapt by 380% in the 2020s so far. Splash reported earlier this week on how vetting...
https://splash247.com/shipping-warned-sanctions-inflation-is-running-red-hot/
Kyrgyzstan joins the International Maritime Organization
The Kyrgyz Republic has become the latest state to join the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked Central Asian nation, has become the IMO’s 176th member state. The next important gathering at the IMO headquarters in London will be the eighty-first session of the...
https://splash247.com/kyrgyzstan-joins-the-international-maritime-organization/
Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization founded in London
Widespread adoption of nuclear power at sea is moving a step closer with the creation of the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO) in London. NEMO will work with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to establish global standards and...
https://splash247.com/nuclear-energy-maritime-organization-founded-in-london/