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UK: New maritime security strategy to address physical and cyber threats
UK launched a 5-year strategy to enhance maritime technology, innovation and security and reduce environmental damage.
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Life Onboard
Best Practices
Regulatory Update
Ships sailing in Ukraine grain shipping channel to be protected by 10 nautical mile buffer zone
Ships exporting Ukraine grain through the Black Sea will be protected by a 10 nautical mile buffer zone, according to long-awaited procedures agreed by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations.
US passes Inflation Reduction Act with billions for clean-energy programs
The US passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes $369bn in investments to promote clean-energy programs, such as offshore wind development and projects to reduce emissions at maritime ports.
EU calls for feedback on performance of exemption for liner shipping consortia
The European Commission has launched a call for evidence inviting feedback on the performance of the EU legal framework which exempts liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules (Consortia Block Exemption Regulation or ‘CBER').
Indonesia to impose more coal export bans
Indonesia will impose more coal export bans, as demand for the commodity is approaching record highs.
Ghana Chamber of Shipping now an ICS member
The Ghana Chamber of Shipping has become an associate member of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).
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Maripedia
Do you know how ships are protected from lightning?
While the chances of being struck by lightning in a given year are less than one in a million, lightning...
What certificates and documents need to be carried onboard
IMO has issued a circular to inform about all certificates and documents that are required under IMO instruments to be...
Maripedia
How to know if you have been hacked and what to do about it
It comes as no surprise that hackers do not make their victims aware of the fact that they have been hacked. What hackers do is that they penetrate our systems and infect them with a malware in order to take full control. However, there are some important signs that tell us that we might have been hacked.
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T&E: How can shipping help Europe cut a third of its oil demand by 2030
Transport & Environment (T&E) published a paper assessing how and to what extent the EU can reduce oil demand through short, medium and long term measures.
Kuehne+Nagel to ship 40,000 TEUs on biofuel
Kuehne+Nagel has secured the equivalent volumes of a waste-based next generation biofuel to save CO2e emissions of 40,000 TEUs.
UK Club: Bunker fuel contamination cases on the rise
As Ansuman Ghosh, Director of Risk Assessment, UK P&I Club, informs, bunker fuel analysis indicates more cases of contaminated bunker fuel in the Rotterdam and Amsterdam areas (ARA), suggesting that the problem persists.
MOL to equip second bulker with ‘Wind Challenger’ system
MOL announced its intent to equip a second bulk carrier with the "Wind Challenger" hard sail system, which harnesses the power of wind to propel the vessel.
Lessons Learned
Lessons learned: Flash fire on oxygen gas quad hose
In its safety flashes, IMCA informs about an incident where an oxygen hose burst followed by an explosion and flash fire at the reclaimed Oxygen hose line.
