
There must be level playing field in enforcement of IMO 2020
IMO must ensure full enforcement by member states. There must be a level playing field if this important regulation is going to work.
IMO must ensure full enforcement by member states. There must be a level playing field if this important regulation is going to work.
The high level of piracy and armed robbery attacks in the Gulf of Guinea is not acceptable. The industry is keen to identify actions that can have an immediate impact.
Turning the tide of piracy and attacks is not a difficult operation in terms of military and law enforcement, what is needed above all is the will to act.
BIMCO and INTERTANKO have jointly published Q&As addressing the contractual implications owners and charterers should keep in mind when chartering ships fitted with scrubbers.
Şadan Kaptanoğlu, managing director of HI Kaptanoglu Shipping, was elected President of BIMCO. Sabrina Chao of Wah Kwong in Hong Kong was elected as President Designate and joins the Board of Directors.
Only nine shipyards, out of 26, on the EU list of approved recycling facilities are realistically open for ship recycling, and only three of the 26 could recycle a large ship.
“We will need new solutions, in addition to traditional efficiency measures, to reach the 2050 target. But to pick the right solutions, we need realistic projections.”
Turning the tide of piracy and attacks is not a difficult operation in terms of military and law enforcement.
“We look towards the EU, China and the United States to join forces and deploy naval capacity in the Gulf of Guinea to end this constant threat to seafarers.”
Chinese regulators have updated part of its domestic emission control area regulations with effect from 1 January 2019 but has not yet placed a full ban on open-loop scrubbers.
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