Members with ships fitted with scrubbers and trading in European ports are advised that based on the information provided by the clubs correspondents in France, Portugal, Spain and Gibraltar that there are restrictions placed on the use of

It seems that every time there is a crisis in the world there are disgusting humans out there who will use it to their advantage. Heres the latest example. Hackers are using the coronavirus crisis to try and trick maritime industry people i

Potential risks from the fallout of IMO 2020 are lying dormant as the industry stares down the immediate challenge of a sharp downturn in global seaborne trade. A combination of weaker demand due to the coronavirus and warm winter, strategi

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have joined forces to issue a joint- statement in response to the challenges faced by the shipping industry during this coronavirus outbreak. The WHO and

Members will be aware of the recent novel coronavirus outbreak in China, which has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). Although the following information is believed to be accurate at the time of writing

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has spoken of the urgent need to develop concrete measures to support IMOs initial strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. Delivering a keynote address at the European Shipping Week in Bru

A.P. Moller - Maersk improved earnings and free cash flow in 2019, despite weaker market conditions and global container growth of only 1.4%. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) improved 14% to USD 5.7bn co

The coronavirus epidemic has already disrupted economic growth in China and a further spread to other countries could derail a highly fragile projected recovery in the global economy in 2020, the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednes

Coronavirus infections on a cruise ship moored near Tokyo rose to 621 people on Wednesday as passengers began disembarking following a contentious two-week quarantine that some foreign health experts said appeared insufficient to stop the s

Around 500 passengers on the virus-hit cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama near Tokyo were set to disembark on Wednesday, although those sharing a room with people testing positive would have to stay on board longer, media and officials sa

Republic of the Marshall Islands Has Been Moved to EU White List At the European Union (EU) Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Brussels this morning, it was announced that the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) i

Ships passing through The Panama Canal began paying a water tax of up ro $10,000 on Saturday February 15 . For the use of fresh water they will pay , to enable the Canal authority (ACP) face the shortage derived from the climate crisis and

IMO 2020, the 0.50% limit of sulphur in ships fuel oil, has been in effect since 1 January 2020, cutting sulphur oxide emissions from ships operating worldwide. From 1 March 2020, the carriage ban on non-compliant fuel oil (except for ships

The Japanese government confirmed on Monday 99 more people on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise liner were infected with novel coronavirus pneumonia, bringing the total to 454. Of the 99 people 85 passengers and 14 crew members

Is it useful to compare the COVID-19 with earlier disease outbreaks? A comparison with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014 2016 is probably not useful as the Ebola virus has different characteristics and was mostly restricted to small