Carrie Lam gave her final policy address of her first term as chief executive of Hong Kong in October. As Lam’s first term comes to an end with it looking likely she will seek reelection again in March, it is clear that she has done more than most leaders post-reunification to listen to the...
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American Club Member Alert (October 28, 2021) re Pre-arrival notification requirement for Changhua Wind Farm Channel, Taiwan
| OCTOBER 28, 2021 PRE-ARRIVAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR CHANGHUA WIND FARM CHANNEL, TAIWAN As of October 26, 2021, vessels planning passage through the Changhua Wind Farm off of the coast of Taiwan are required to provide pre-arrival notice to the Taiwanese Marine Port Bureau. As seen in the figure below, the Changhua Wind Farm lies in the area southwest of the port... |
Carlos Giménez, a Republican congressman from Florida, believes Chinese container cranes could put American ports at risk of cyber attacks. He plans to introduce legislation “to try and wean [the US] off these Chinese cranes and other infrastructure needs that may be coming from adversary nations.”...
Many levers should be pulled for shipping’s transition to a zero emission future, a new report by UMAS for The Getting to Zero Coalition suggests. Titled “Strategy for the Transition to Zero-Emission Shipping”, the report is said to be the first major shipping analysis to use a multi-disciplinary...
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Shipping leaders along with prime ministers and presidents of the world are preparing to jet into Glasgow over the weekend for the start of the much hyped COP26, a major international climate summit. Determined to present shipping’s green credentials in the best possible light in front of...
Japan, which boasts the world’s third largest merchant fleet, has had a volte-face in terms of its green shipping targets. The Asian nation has often been castigated for its timid shipping environmental pledges at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). However, it has emerged today that the...
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Ralf Garrn from Scope Group on the stark reality of the environmental landscape that could render many ship’s unable to trade. Decarbonising transportation and corporate supply chains are vital components of climate-change mitigation. As such, shipping is under the spotlight as banks, institutional...
Following the oil spill off the California coast earlier this month, Huntington Beach City Council voted this week to support a ban on new offshore oil drilling off the state’s coast. According to the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit organisation that works to protect and preserve the world’s...
A bill introduced by Democratic Congressman A. Donald McEachin, the Offshore Accountability Act, has been approved by a committee of the US House of Representatives. The act is designed to update reporting standards for the oil and gas industry. “My legislation makes common-sense updates to...
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Singapore authorities have charged two individuals in court, a former trader at KPI Bridge Oil and the director of Straits Bunkering, for alleged bribery in relation to the trade and supply of bunker fuel. According to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), Afzal Bin Mohamed Ekbar, a...