Shipping groups – Bimco, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and World Shipping Council – have called on the IMO to adopt a global carbon dioxide (CO2) data collection system for international shipping.
With the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention set to come into force on 8 September 2017 industry associations have expressed deep concerns that owners will fit expenive equipment which may not meet more stringent US standards.
The piracy-prone Gulf of Aden at the Horn of Africa has seen attacks decrease sharply over the last five years, but the positive development has come at a massive cost, according to data cited by Intertanko.
Bimco has launched a set of guidelines to help the shipping industry secure itself against the threat of cyber-attackers.
Organisations representing the shipping and oil industries have reduced the 'High Risk Area' (HRA) for piracy in the Indian Ocean and issued new advice to shipowners.
Intertanko has protested to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC) over a ban on 113 tankers , including some it says have never been to the country.
Intertanko has praised the European Maritime Safety Agency's (EMSA) decision to issue guidelines for EU Sulphur Directive compliance inspections.
Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) president and chief executive Nikoas Tsakos was elected chairman of Intertanko by the association's Council of Members this week.
With many in the shipping industry seeking to divert the drive for efficiency away from new eco-friendly ships to vessels in operation Intertanko’s technical director Dragos Rauta has charged proposals to develop mandatory operational efficiency...