At time when environmental regulations are to the fore in shipping with ballast water management the sulphur cap and greenhouse gas GHG) emissions the IMO's Tian-Bing Huang, deputy director for Protective Measures, Marine Environment Division...

Despite a newbuilding orderbook in the doldrums with a mere 140.3m gt representing 10% of the world fleet on order, regulations requiring the retrofitting of equipment will cause a positive “buzz” for suppliers attending next week’s SMM show in...

Shipping is increasingly being faced with a raft of environmental legislation aimed at reducing its impact on the natural landscape. Probably the most significant are IMO’s sulphur cap and its regulations surrounding the management of ballast...

The IMO's Tian-Bing Huang, acting deputy director for Protective Measures, Marine Environment Division, International Maritime Organization is presenting the keynote speech at the opening of Global Maritime Environmental Congress (gmec), taking...

As shipping industry leaders it's the duty of the Greeks "to present a realistic way of solving many of our global issues" says Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee chairman, Haralambos J Fafalios.

Japanese container line joint venture Ocean Network Express (ONE) has inked a deal with Freightliner in the UK that will see signficant volumes of traffic shifted from road to rail.

Shipping has become increasingly competitive since the financial crisis hit in 2008. An oversupply of tonnage, combined with stricter environmental regulations, is driving shipowners and operators to look beyond ship design to find solutions to...

A BC Ferries vessel classed by ABS has returned to service after a liquefied natural gas (LNG) retrofit.

Out on the River Thames, guests of Bennett’s Barges were reminded by their host: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Chris Livett, managing director of Bennett’s, seventh generation waterman, Queen’s Waterman for 12 years and recently appointed...

The Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has warned vessels over excessive smoke emissions in the port’s waters.