Law & Regulation
Keep informed with daily analysis and insight into the regulatory landscape and legal issues for shipping;
be proactive in adapting your organisation to meet new requirements and
identify risks to your business model through our expert coverage
UK strengthens sanctions regulator as scrutiny of maritime sector intensifies
UK government vows it is ‘resolutely committed’ to strengthening the sanctions regime as it launches a new unit armed with robust enforcement powers and the promise of penalties for those who fail to comply
Wista at 50: Has the diversity debate really moved on?
As shipping continues to lag behind other sectors in terms of diversity in the boardroom, the sense of exhaustion at Wista’s annual conference was palpable
Baltimore bridge litigation: The US courtroom drama that doesn’t star Tom Cruise
Verdict could go either way, with legally well-founded claim for limitation pitched against understandable anger of entire city
What LNG fuel’s rise and fall in Norway tells us about green fuel policy
Researchers from the University College London Energy Institute looked at Norway’s LNG industry from 1985 to 2015 to find lessons in how to start making zero-carbon ship fuels, and where in the UK this could be done
Gasum and ferry operator Wasaline to set up FuelEU pool
Finnish bio-gas producer Gasum to form a FuelEU pool with ferry operator Wasaline, selling over-compliance to shipping firms that have vessels powered by conventional fuels
Self-styled ‘new sheriff in town’ declares the long-awaited government plan on cleaning up UK shipping is imminent
The UK’s Clean Maritime Plan has achieved notoriety owing to the number of times its launch has been hyped up only for nothing to happen. The minister responsible now says the timescale for its release is ‘very shortly’
FMC sounds the alarm on retaliation by carriers and terminal operators
The Federal Maritime Commission has released a statement in light of current ‘supply chain challenges’, emphasising that retaliatory behaviour is a ‘serious violation of the law that carries significant penalties’
UK shipping gets government support, but £700m might be a stretch
The UK’s transport minister Louise Haigh is on a charm offence with the maritime sector, promising to be the industry’s champion, as she links economic growth to shipping’s decarbonised growth strategy. But she is very quiet on the industry calculations that detail £700m in government funding ahead of the forthcoming budget
Net zero in doubt but progress is being made, brokers told
Decarbonisation is still the industry’s biggest challenge and net zero by 2050 looks doubtful, industry bosses told the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
MEPC82 provides CII reality check as enforcement timeline up in the air
Member states to work on CII review before MEPC83, but phased approach sparks criticism from environmental groups for ‘deprioritising CII’ because of mid-term measures
Black carbon regulation back on the cards at IMO
Countries have voiced support for developing a polar fuel standard, which green groups hope will mean progress on black carbon after a decade in the regulatory long grass
MEPC82: Carbon price decision going down to the wire as IMO juggles GHG, CII
IMO member states facing a decision between the two primary proposals in April; a levy and a fuel standard backed by EU, Japan, Pacific and Caribbean Islands, and a single measure comprising a fuel standard with a flexibility mechanism
Norwegian Sea and Canadian Arctic emission controls to start in March 2027
Implementation of the two new sulphur and nitrogen oxide Emissions Control Areas to start in March 2027, with the Norwegian ECA introducing new shipbuilding date criteria to close a loophole that hampers compliance
Japanese engine manufacturers concede ‘transcription errors’ but rule out data fraud
Data falsification admissions by Japanese engine manufacturers IHI Power Systems, Hitachi Zosen Marine Engines, Imex and Kawasaki Heavy Industries prompted a sector wide probe, but 18 companies have now concluded that no fraud has taken place
IMO keeps levy on table amid warnings of weak economic measures
The IMO opted to focus on convergences among member states on mid-term measure proposals, while an environmental NGO said scenarios without a levy could mean majority of shipping emissions would not come under a carbon tax
Pacific $150 levy gets top mark among IMO proposals, research group says
The research group rated the Pacific Islands’ levy proposal the highest among candidate mid-term economic measures, while China’s proposal was not rated due to the absence of a substantial economic element
You must sign in to use this functionality
Authentication.SignIn.HeadSignInHeader
Email Article
All set! This article has been sent to my@email.address.
All fields are required. For multiple recipients, separate email addresses with a semicolon.
Please Note: Only individuals with an active subscription will be able to access the full article. All other readers will be directed to the abstract and would need to subscribe.