Pollution

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has arrested a Yang Ming boxship on Sunday over a pollution incident in 2018, as the authority demands the shipowner to pay a pollution debt of up to AUD20m ($13.4m).

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has arrested a Yang Ming boxship on Sunday over a pollution incident in 2018, as the authority demands the shipowner to pay a pollution debt of up to AUD20m ($13.4m).

Chinese port machinery manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co (ZPMC) has come under the radar of China’s environmental protection supervision group over its role in environmental pollution.

A new independent study conducted by Netherlands-based CE Delft has found negligible environmental impact from accumulated scrubber wash water in ports, the Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) 2020 has highlighted...