Regulations

NZF – The art of agreeing to disagree

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez’s appeal to participants at the opening of last week’s MEPC84 meeting to avoid a repeat of the previous session’s acrimonious...

Carbon pricing disputes resurface ahead of MEPC 84

Divisions over carbon pricing and fuel standards are set to dominate negotiations at the forthcoming meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC),...

Shipping groups urge IMO to approve net-zero framework in 2026

A coalition of 87 shipping companies, ports and clean-fuel producers has urged the International Maritime Organization to adopt its Net-Zero Framework in 2026, following...

IMO sub-committee agrees draft amendments on non-carbon fuel engine testing

The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) agreed a series of draft technical amendments at its 13th session in London in February,...

BAR Technologies CEO warns carbon rule fragmentation is raising costs for shipping

BAR Technologies, the Portsmouth-based engineering firm, has warned that the proliferation of overlapping frameworks is placing unprecedented compliance pressure on operators trading across multiple...

Interferry calls for pause in EU maritime ETS phase-in

Europe’s ferry industry is pressing Brussels to pause the final phase-in of the EU Emissions Trading System for maritime transport, warning that the policy...

IMO Council elections prompt concern over regulatory divergence

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has confirmed its Council membership for the 2026 to 2027 biennium, concluding a closely watched election cycle marked by...

INTERTANKO reiterates support for Net-Zero Framework

INTERTANKO has renewed its call for a single, globally coherent regulatory framework on greenhouse gas emissions, as the tanker sector seeks certainty on maritime...

Hong Kong government sets out clean shipping strategy

Senior government officials at this year's Hong Kong Maritime Week set out a detailed vision for how the city aims to anchor emerging green...

European Commission launches strategy to unlock clean fuel investment

The European Commission has unveiled its Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), a new framework designed to accelerate the development and deployment of renewable and...

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