As another round of critical discussions on shipping regulation get underway at the IMO, environmental organisations have called for action on fuel standards, an emissions levy, and CII improvements.

Geopolitics and firm charter markets have forced subcontinent recycling yards to focus on small ships of relatively poor quality.

Trade union Nautilus International has called for a halt to Red Sea transits to protect the lives of seafarers.

MAN Energy Solutions and China Classification Society (CCS) signed an agreement on decarbonisation and digitalisation in the maritime industry, is scheduled to last for five years.

New ITF inspector Christiana Efstratiou made her first solo inspection on a container ship in the southern Cypriot port city of Limassol last week, following her union training which concluded in February.

Former Ince and Co Mohamed El Hawawy and Khurram Ali have joined Stephenson Harwood’s marine and international trade practice in the Middle East.

Many expect June’s elections to the EU Parliament to bring a radical shift in the profile of the chamber’s 720 MEPs, which may explain why those in EU power are pushing hard on commitments that will be hard to reverse.

An investor challenging CMB’s takeover bid for Euronav in New York has also filed a request with regulators in Belgium to adjust the offer price.

The Liberian Registry, the world’s largest shipping registry in tonnage, has a team on focused energy transition and reaching net-zero GHG emissions.