IMO designates North Sea, Baltic Sea as Nox Emission Control Areas 

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has designated the North Sea and the Baltic Sea as NOx…

IMO cuts the bottom out of the barrel

“More details to follow.” Those were the first words on the International Maritime Organization’s Twitter page…

Bunker prices to rise by $200 per tonne due to new IMO sulphur cap  

Bunker prices could jump by more than $200 a tonne “overnight” when the new International Maritime…

International Chamber of Shipping commends IMO initiative on CO2 reduction

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has applauded the agreement reached last Friday by the International…

China is demanding cleaner shipping – so should the rest of the world

Last year, in response to growing awareness of severe air pollution problems in China’s coastal cities,…

IMO agrees 0.5% sulphur cap to come into force from 2020 

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has agreed a 0.5% global sulphur cap on emissions by ships…

Guinea-Bissau accedes to multiple key IMO treaties 

Guinea-Bissau has acceded to a number of important International Maritime Organisation (IMO) treaties, including the Safety…

Shipping industry seeks more progress on cutting emissions

The global shipping industry has called on International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member States to give serious…

Group faults IMO study on low sulphur fuel 

International shipping association BIMCO has raised concerns over data on available fuel ahead of Marine Environment Protection…

European shipowners welcome CO2 deal for aviation, look forward to positive decisions at IMO

European shipowners have welcome the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) agreement reached this weekend on a…

Piracy: IMO advises merchant vessels to stay alert in Indian Ocean 

Merchant vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean should take protective measures as…

Shipowners urge IMO to set timeline for reducing GHG emissions 

The world’s national shipowner associations represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have urged the…