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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

Sanctions Tankers and Gas

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

Diversity Sustainability

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

Containers Insurance

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

Sustainability Environment

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

Sustainability Bunkers

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’

Decarbonisation Sustainability

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’

Containers Ports and Logistics
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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

Sustainability Regulation

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

Sustainability Technology and Innovation

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

MEPC Sustainability

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

Sustainability Arctic shipping

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

MEPC Sustainability

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

MEPC Sustainability

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

Risk and Compliance Shipbuilding

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

MEPC Sustainability
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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

MEPC Sustainability
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