IMO Celebrates 70 Years on World Maritime Day
_x000D_ By MarEx 2018-09-26 18:47:07 _x000D_ _x000D_ On Thursday, the International Maritime Organization will celebrate the 70th annual World Maritime Day. The day’s theme for this year is “IMO 70: Our Heritage – Better Shipping for a Better Future.” _x000D_ _x000D_ Seventy years ago this March, an international conference in Geneva adopted a convention establishing the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative […]
Russia, China, EU Seek to Continue Trade with Iran
VLCC belonging to the National Iranian Tanker Company (file image courtesy NITC) _x000D_ By MarEx 2018-09-26 19:24:23 _x000D_ _x000D_ Russia, China and the EU are designing a way for their businesses to continue to conduct trade with Iran, despite renewed U.S. sanctions. _x000D_ _x000D_ The new entity, called a “special purpose vehicle,” or SPV, would provide […]
ICS Launches Free Guidance on Preparing for 2020 Sulphur Cap
_x000D_ Sep 17, 2018 _x000D_ _x000D_ To assist shipping companies prepare for implementation of the UN IMO global sulphur cap for ships’ fuel oil, ICS with the support of the Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), has produced – free of charge – some comprehensive guidance on implementation planning, […]
ICS Releases Guide to Sulfur Rule Compliance
File image_x000D_ By MarEx 2018-09-17 21:35:07 _x000D_ The IMO sulfur cap is fast approaching, and to help shipowners prepare, the International Chamber of Shipping has produced a guide to compliance using low sulfur fuels. _x000D_ On January 1, 2020, the vast majority of […]
South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary Proposal Defeated
southern right whale _x000D_ By MarEx 2018-09-11 19:29:51 _x000D_ _x000D_ An attempt to establish a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic at this week’s International Whaling Commission meeting in Brazil has failed. _x000D_ _x000D_ The proposal, which was first proposed in 1998 and has been discussed at previous IWC meetings, was introduced by the Government […]
Industry Leaders Debate Post-2020 Bunker Market at SMM
Image courtesy ABS_x000D_ By MarEx 2018-09-04 20:49:00 _x000D_ At the ABS panel discussion marking the opening of SMM 2018, shipping leaders discussed the challenges ahead as the industry prepares for the IMO 2020 fuel sulfur content regulations. _x000D_ The participants included Christian Lelong, senior commodities analyst at Goldman Sachs; Aaron Bresnahan, Vice President Marine Solutions, Wartsila; Paddy Rodgers, […]
Using Artificial Intelligence to Keep the Oil and Gas Industry Safe
_x000D_ By MarEx 2018-08-30 19:51:11 _x000D_ _x000D_ As artificial intelligence (AI) systems begin to control safety-critical infrastructure across a growing number of industries, DNV GL has released a position paper on the responsible use of AI. The paper asserts that data-driven models alone may not be sufficient to ensure safety and calls for a combination […]
Call for International Whaling Commission to Stop Japan's Proposal
_x000D_ By MarEx 2018-08-28 19:23:05 _x000D_ _x000D_ Ahead of the September 4 International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Florianópolis, Brazil, the Environmental Investigation Agency and the Animal Welfare Institute have released a new report, Commercial Whaling: Unsustainable, Inhumane, Unnecessary, which highlights continued commercial whaling by Iceland, Japan and Norway and makes the case against any weakening […]
Report: Saudi Arabia Considers Building Oil Port in Yemen
al-Mahra, Yemen, in red (Wikimedia) _x000D_ By MarEx 2018-08-23 18:39:16 _x000D_ _x000D_ Saudi Arabia may be planning to construct an oil terminal in al-Mahra, Yemen, an area that Saudi-allied forces currently control. _x000D_ _x000D_ According to a letter reviewed by Al Jazeera, the Saudi marine construction company Huta Marine has been asked to formulate a […]
North America’s First LNG Bunker Barge Delivered
Clean Jacksonville_x000D_ By MarEx 2018-08-20 20:03:1ο _x000D_ The first LNG bunker barge built in North America has been delivered by Conrad Industries to TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico. _x000D_ The Clean Jacksonville was constructed at Conrad Orange Shipyard in Texas, with gas trials […]
