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• 13 January 20 Safeguarding Mediterranean biodiversity: Medsealitter Project The Medsealitter project, funded by the European Union with over € 2 million, has aimed to create a collaborative network of marine protected areas – with the support of scientific organizations and NGOs – in... Read more ›
• 06 January 20 The shipping and financial services industries are meeting in Brussels on 20 January 2020 SAVE THE DATE – SHIP&FINANCE on 20 January 2020 The shipping and financial services industries are meeting in the Press Club, Brussels on 20 January 2020 between 14.00 – 17.00 to discuss the future opportunities and... Read more ›
• 04 January 20 IMO 2020 – cleaner shipping for cleaner air Global limit on sulphur in ships’ fuel oil reduced from 01 January 2020. A global regulation that will substantially reduce harmful sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions from ships comes into effect from 1 January 2020,... Read more ›
• 23 December 19 EMSA Published Sulphur Inspection Guidance, for a harmonised approach to the inspection of ships, and identifying non-compliances The document is intended to provide guidance for a harmonised approach to the inspection of ships, ascertaining their compliance, identifying non-compliances and applying control procedures for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2016/802 (codification of... Read more ›
• 21 December 19 The EU’s goal for LNG terminals in all core ports included in the EU’s TEN-T before 2025 The market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is about to undergo a dramatic expansion. Today, there are about 30 LNG terminals in Europe and more are planned. This will increase the fuel supply and... Read more ›
• 20 December 19 The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA): the new 5-year strategy for 2020-2024 EMSA’s new 5-year strategy 2020-2024 has just been published.     The strategy hinges around five priority areas – sustainability, safety, security, simplification and surveillance – and the four key functions of service provider,... Read more ›
• 20 December 19 Lloyd’s Register’s Certification Validates Wärtsilä Marine’s Cyber-Security Measures The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded Lloyd’s Register (LR) system-level cyber certification for its network architecture relating to Wärtsilä’s integrated main and auxiliary machinery. Image Credits: wartsila.com The LR’s ShipRight SAFE AL2 certification,... Read more ›
• 13 December 19 The analysis of the European fleet size fueled by LNG   One of the Products of the TDI RETE LNG Project is the T2.1.2. concerning the analysis of LNG demand, within the Program area. In this regard, in the past few months, was carried... Read more ›
• 12 December 19 IMO at UN climate change conference – committed to cutting ship emissions IMO has presented its latest work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping to the UN climate change conference (COP 25) in Spain (2-13 December). IMO’s initial GHG strategy   It contains a commitment to... Read more ›
• 07 December 19 The Global project of Glolitter launched to tackle plastic litter from ships and fisheries A new global project to prevent and reduce marine plastic litter from shipping and fisheries has been launched today (5 December) by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of... Read more ›