[ad_1] China's Maritime Safety Administration has announced a ban on scrubber wash water release, effective January 1, 2019. The Administration stated on December 29 that it would ban wash water in some ports in emission control areas effective in the Yangtze River Delta. The geographic scope...
[ad_1] NSC Group has signed an agreement with Korean Register (KR) for the IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) classification society to provide IHM (Inventory of Hazardous Materials) services across the NSC Group's fleet of container vessels, bulk carriers, conbulkers, car carriers and tankers. From 31 December 2020, all...
[ad_1] The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) has signed the Travel and Tourism Declaration on Illegal Trade in Wildlife. On December 7, the Association signed the Buenos Aires Declaration, which states that signatories cannot knowingly facilitate the carriage or sale of illegally traded wildlife...
[ad_1] [By Feng Hao] One lunchtime in November last year, Zhang Yan, from Xiaocuo, a village in Quanzhou, Fujian province, walked into his kitchen and was met by an acrid odour that made him nauseous. He was cooking sea bass from the family fish farm, near the...
[ad_1] On New Years' Eve, the Pentagon finalized plans to buy the third and fourth Ford-class aircraft carriers at one time in a money-saving "block buy" deal. The arrangement will save the Navy an estimated $2.5 billion to $4 billion dollars, and it will provide...
[ad_1] Europe’s largest multimodal operator, Samskip, has been named lead partner in “Seashuttle,” a project seeking to bring emissions-free, autonomous container ships to market that also operate at a profit. The announcement coincides with the award of €6 million of Norwegian government money to Project SeaShuttle...
[ad_1] Leading classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), has made significant inroads into the Middle East market, following the announcement in October on its plans to further strengthen its footprint in the region. RO recognition from Jordan and Bahrain IRClass has received authorisation as a Recognised...
