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IMO pollution regulation
In modern times the shipping industry has been unfairly singled out as a major source of global pollution. It is often said…
Updated 11 Oct 2019
NOx emissions
Timeline: MARPOL Annex VI (NOx related) 26 Sept 1997 – Annex VI formally adopted;1 Jan 2000 – Engine-makers begin building and…
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SOx emissions
Timeline: MARPOL Annex VI (SOx related) 26 Sept 1997 – Annex VI formally adopted;19 May 2005 – Annex VI enters into force…
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Oil pollution overview
With the possible exception of the polluting potential of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic and a movement to ban its use as a fuel…
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Types of waste water
Ships make use of a great deal of water some of which is taken from the sea and returned untreated and some of which needs to…
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Garbage
Regulating waste material Disposal of waste from ships was once merely a matter of throwing over the side everything that was…
Updated 11 Oct 2019
Fuel-saving technology
There is an unfair depiction of the shipping industry as a profligate user of fuel causing unnecessary emissions and…
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Cars and cargo ship emissions
This week national newspapers in the UK (and probably elsewhere in Europe) carried articles based on the environmentalist NGO…
Malcolm Latarche
Cutting carbon: Can technology keep up with regulators’ ambitions?
IMO has set ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions but with shipping a long-term business, are new technologies arriving…
Paul Gunton
Recycling news: India ratifies but HKC still has far to go
We reported last week that India had ratified the Hong Kong Convention (HKC), which sets global standards for safe and…
Paul Gunton
Getting to the heart of new CO2 concept for shipping
In the last week of November, ShipInsight reported on an innovative idea for a carbon capture and storage system installed…
Malcolm Latarche
Where to look for clues to shipping’s future?
Early December is usually a fairly quiet time for news as people prepare for the coming holiday season, but this week sees an…
Malcolm Latarche
Amazon’s critics turn the tables on disruption
It was not so long back that you couldn’t attend a shipping conference, pick up a trade journal or magazine or talk to…
Malcolm Latarche
Shipping’s share of CO2 looks to be heading down and not up
This week the IMO ‘s Intersessional working group on GHG is once again meeting in London. It is too early to say what the…
Malcolm Latarche
The ShipInsight Conference will map a global transition
When ShipInsight’s annual conference convenes on 26-27 February 2020, the industry will be just a few weeks into what is…
Paul Gunton
Why the scrubber discussion is so important
Dr Thomas Koniordos newly appointed as CEO of Yara Marine Technologies has shared his views with ShipInsight on the latest…
Malcolm Latarche
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