Tag: regulatory update

India Ship Registry has issued a new Merchant Shipping Notice including clarifications on the interpretation of MARPOL Annex IV. Among others, it explains when exceptional storage of treated wastewater, or Grey Water in ballast water tanks is permitted.

Fire protection systems need to be inspected weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually, to ensure proper functioning.

In a recent update on November 8, 2023, the operational status of ports in Israel was disclosed by NorthStandard's correspondents Harpaz P&I and M. Dizengoff P&I Representatives.

According to NGO Transport and Environment (T&E), including biofuels and e-fuels in road transport would reduce available volumes for hard-to-decarbonise sectors, while doing nothing to bring down e-fuel prices for aviation and shipping.

Shipping Australia Limited has released a statement on the Australian “strategic fleet” policy released today, to point out the reasons why they think that this is not a good idea.

ABS highlights the key topics championed by the IMO to improve the safety, efficiency and technological leadership of the maritime industry.

The Government of Portugal has committed to addressing harassment and bullying in the maritime sector, as it deposited with the International Labour Organization (ILO) the declaration of acceptance of the Amendments of 2016 to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006).

The Indian Directorate General of Shipping provides broad guidelines to DGS-empanelled medical examiners regarding the assessment of fitness for transgender applicants.

Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) published an article to inform of upcoming changes to test procedures for ship security alert systems (SSAS).

Due to the ambiguity surrounding the contractual implications of the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA) and the Harter Act, the UK P&I Club presents FAQ on the subject, updated by Freehill Hogan and Mahar LLP.