Uncertainty is still prevalent among the shipping industry, when it comes to the enforcement of the USTR directive aimed at restricting Chinese-built ships from calling on US ports. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “in April, th…
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) will meet for its 2nd extraordinary session at IMO headquarters in London to discuss the adoption of the IMO Net-Zero Framework. The IMO Net-Zero Framework refers to a new set of draft international re…
IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee, 14 – 17 October 2025 Read More »
The Club has seen a recent spate of pollution incidents involving the discharge of grey water within territorial waters which fall outside of what is permitted by the local port state authority under national legislation. These incidents have resulted …
Grey Water Regulation: A Growing Environmental Compliance Challenge Read More »
“As of end August 2025, 534 container ships are on order which will be able to use alternative fuels upon delivery. These represent 53% of ships on order and 77% of the TEU,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO. In addition to these a…
More than 500 alternatively-fuelled container ships now on order Read More »
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) yesterday released its Project LOTUS (Long-term impact of continuous use of biofuels on vessel operations) report. Launched in partnership with NYK Line on 9 May 2024, the six-month trial onboard a …