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Congresswoman Nanette Barragán introduced the Zero-Emission Vessel Innovation Act to support the development of clean shipping technology.

Lloyd's Register (LR) has issued guidance to clarify the implementation and reporting requirements associated with upcoming amendments to MARPOL Annex VI Appendix IX, set to take effect on August 1, 2025.

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has issued a paper on China’s new policy, jointly released by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), aimed at scrapping and renewing coastal and inland river ships.

Countries bordering the Gulf of Thailand have recently finalized a set of guidelines to manage the use of chemical dispersants for responding to oil spills in the region.

The latest IMPA Safety Campaign on pilot ladders raises awareness of the need for pilot transfer arrangements to be procured, inspected, maintained and rigged in compliance with SOLAS regulation V/23, taking complete account of the ISO 799 standards. IMPA highlights that Pilot ladders remain the leading source of non-compliant observations.

Companies should review the placement and labelling of fuel quick-closing valves and assess the operation of fire dampers, the Norwegian Maritime Authority highlights in a new safety notice, following a fire on a Norwegian vessel.

Accident reports submitted to the Norwegian Maritime Authority have revealed instances of work equipment being used for purposes other than its intended function. In two separate cases, companies had developed a practice of using a net cleaner to lift fish farming cages. This misuse resulted in injuries to crew members who were on the equipment to carry out repair work.

The Norwegian Ministry of Defence announced that new, stricter reporting regulations regarding foreign vessels.

ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) has issued a new document outlining the requirements for methanol as marine fuel.

Pilots working in some ports in Brazil have in some instances refused to board vessels that do not maintain adequate temperature control.