The Port of Singapore has joined a growing list of ports that are taking a cautionary approach to open loop exhaust gas scrubbers. In a wide rangin
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New proposals are emerging to create new emission control areas for sulphur emissions, while the number of ports and local waters refusing to let vess
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Can and should the Mediterranean Sea, or part of it, become an emission contorl area for shipping? If so, it could mean vessels in the Mediterranea
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A fresh row has broken out over the European ship recycling regulation which comes into force at the end of this year. European shipowners say ther
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The IMO has begin the scoping exercise to determine how regulations may need to be adapted to allow for autonomous, unmanned ships. The headline write
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ABB, the industrial technology company, believes it is time to discuss letting some of today’s ships occasionally sail the oceans with unmanned bridge
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THERE are as many as 132 classification societies in the shipping industry according to Robert Ashdown, secretary general of IACS as the body announce
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IALA, The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities, has backed the creation of a new data standard to support
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The maritime industry is in danger of ignoring the implication of the European Unions Network and Information Systems Directive which will be active o
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THE OECD has published what it says is the first of several reports on national efforts to decarbonise maritime transport. While it praises the eff
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PRESS RELEASE: ABS Continues Safety Leadership in the Marine and Offshore Industries with No Lost Time Incidents during 2017 (Houston) ABS announc
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Last week the European Parliament agreed proposals to boost energy efficiency by 35%, and to increase the share of renewables in the total energy mix
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PRESS RELEASE: First ever container ship to receive cyber enabled ship descriptive note ‘Cyber AL3 SECURE PERFORM (Energy Management System)’ has been
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PRESS RELEASE: ABS announced a major release of its Nautical Systems (NS) Enterprise fleet management software, including NS Insight, a new business
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Drone and robotics specialist RIMS (Robotics In Maintenance Strategies) have received their fourth Classification Certificate as Recog
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PRESS RELEASE: Risk profiling is becoming more important to port state control inspections, says Prevention at Sea (now also calling itself PaSea).
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Following the release of its Global Energy Outlook earlier this year, DNV GL has now released a similar report focused on the maritime industry.
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Press Release: Reflecting a business focused digital future, RINA, the certification, testing, inspection and consultancy multinational, unveiled, tod
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