Tag: regulatory update

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.

As of 1 May 2025, the Mediterranean Sea will effectively become an Emission Control Area (ECA) for sulphur oxides (SOx) under MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 14, DNV reminds in a new statutory alert.

A group of countries, including the United States, the Group of Seven (G7), the European Union (EU), and Australia, have joined forces to put in place a policy known as the "Russian Price Cap Policy." This policy affects various services related to maritime transport, particularly those involving the movement of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia, called "Russian Oil."

Britannia Club reported on pivotal amendments to the MLC 2006, scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2024, following their adoption at the ILO 110th session. These amendments include revisions to regulations concerning recruitment and placement, repatriation, recreational facilities (including access to internet service onboard and at port), food and catering, and the disembarking of seafarers who require immediate medical attention.

A Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) is an area that has been provided special protection through action by the IMO because of its significance for recognized ecological, socio-economic, or scientific attributes, and which may be vulnerable to damage by international maritime activities.

Transpost Malta has issued a Merchant Shipping Notice to remind all concerned of the important dates of EU MRV regulation following the amendments approved this May in order to comply with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 (effective from April 2015), on the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport

Ships in EU seas should face dissuasive fines not only for oil spills, but also for sewage and garbage discharge, Transport and Tourism Committee MEPs highlights.

ESCA highlights that the EU recently adopted the ‘Fit for 55’ package that introduces the new ambitious measures for Europe to reduce emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator, issued a marine notice to inform about fire extinguishing requirements for paint and flammable liquid lockers, per SOLAS II-2/10.6.3.

According to Korean Register, amendments to SOLAS II-1/Reg.3-8 “Towing and mooring equipment” were adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee at MSC 102 and will enter into force on or after 1 January 2024.