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The Port of Amsterdam announced that from 1 January 2025, there will be a restriction on the use of open-loop scrubbers for seagoing vessels.

A policy paper released by Pacific Environment reveals that there is a huge body of scientific work and studies that show that Exhaust Gas Control Systems (ECGS) – otherwise known as scrubbers – are detrimental to the marine environment, wildlife and people’s health. 

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has imposed a 180-day ban on the Indian-flagged bulk carrier Darya Shaan due to repeated safety risks. This action follows the operator's failure to report serious defects in the vessel's main engine and machinery while visiting Australian ports.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access Direction’ to the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier KMAX Leader, effective 15 February 2024, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 12 months. 

AMSA has banned Hong Kong-flagged LNG carrier Cesi Qingdao from Australian waters for 180 days.

Malaysia's government has issued a ban on Israeli-owned and flagged ships, as well as any vessels destined for Israel, from docking at its ports.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has imposed a 90-day ban on the Antigua & Barbuda-flagged general cargo ship BBC Jade, operated by Briese Heavylift GmbH & Co. This marks the third ban issued by AMSA to a Briese Heavylift ship in the current year.

From 1 July 2024, heavy fuel oil (HFO) may no longer be used or carried as domestic fuel in bunker tanks when in Arctic waters, with some exceptions, DNV reminds in a recent regulatory update.

According to Dean Crossley, Loss Prevention Manager at West P&I, the Indian Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has issued a new order, DGS Order No. 09 of 2023, reiterating the ban on using Thuraya, Iridium, and other similar satellites in Indian waters.

On 23 June 2023 the EU Council adopted the 11th package of economic sanctions against Russia to prevent their circumvention and further erode Russia’s revenues, which includes a port ban to tackle illegal transfers.