30% of ports worldwide unprepared for incoming IMO legislation

A new study suggests nearly a third of ports worldwide are unprepared to adopt the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) maritime single window (MSW) mandate which becomes compulsory on January 1 next year. As from the start of 2024 every port is now mandated to have a single window system for digital information exchange between stakeholders

IMO subcommittee on carriage of cargoes & containers

The 9th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 9) was held from 20 September to 29 September 2023. A summary of important outcomes of CCC 9 is given in the following. A concise overview of key developments from CCC 9: Interim Guidelines for Ships Using Hydrogen as Fuel: These

Bunker Holding to make biofuel available to over 80 ports

Bunker Holding, one of the world’s leading marine fuel suppliers, has now secured biofuel availability in more than 80 ports around the world, catering to last mile delivery. With the recent adoption of the FuelEU Maritime regulation, the entering into force of the IMO CII, and the inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS just

Approval in Principle for Methanol Superstorage solution on existing ships

A new and space efficient retrofit methanol storage solution from SRC Group has received Approval in Principle from Lloyd’s Register, signifying that no major conceptual issues have been identified as standing in the way of its securing classification approval and regulatory compliance. Methanol Superstorage offers the potential for ships with years of service ahead to

Start measuring harmful ship emissions

Ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. Heatwaves are hitting southern Europe, the US and Asia with a vengeance. Unusually heavy rainfall is destroying homes and infrastructure. This summer has once again highlighted the significant impacts of climate change and there is a broad consensus that everyone has a role to play in the

ClassNK stands by safety measures for maritime transport of EVs

ClassNK has released “Guidelines for the Safe Transportation of Electric Vehicles” and “List of Fire Safety Measures for the Maritime Transportation of Electric Vehicles” to support in enhancing the safety of maritime transportation of electric vehicles.  The number of EVs transported by vessels has increased in recent years. However, there are concerns regarding fires in

Regulators push for low-carbon bunker transition

Maritime trades have been powered by residual fuels that emit high levels of air pollutants and greenhouse gases for decades, but a growing number of regulators are pushing vessel operators to use greener energy sources. Now Having lowered the global sulfur cap for bunker fuels earlier this decade, the International Maritime Organization has set decarbonization

HMM ships meet CO2 rules set by IMO

An environmental regulation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the CII is a numerical value obtained by indexing the volume of CO2 emitted when transporting a ton of cargo per nautical mile (1,852 m) using ship operational information such as fuel consumption and operating distance.

India urges to establish marine fuel mix target at IMO

Ajithkumar Sukumaran, the Indian delegate from the Ministry of Shipping, emphasised the need to avoid unrealistic targets that could lead to flawed policies, unsustainable investments, and immature technological solutions.

EU urges IMO to set 2050 as netzero emissions target

The delegation believes that the international shipping sector is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions which continue to rise, both in absolute and in relative terms, and are close to reaching 3% of all man-generated GHG emissions.