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Green

Ban of scrubber wash water discharges: Updated list of countries and ports

portnews - December 30, 2022

The MARPOL convention allows for the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS, more commonly referred to as scrubbers) as an alternative means of...

Green

Decarbonisation in shipping: an introduction

portnews - December 29, 2022

You can listen to the podcast series here. This series examines the various IMO and EU regulations which are due to come into force over...

Green

Tackling air pollution from ships: three facts about the freshly adopted Med SOx ECA

portnews - December 29, 2022

The Mediterranean Sea has thus become the fifth area worldwide to be designated as an Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides and Particulate Matter....

Digitalization

Bay of Fundy research to shed more light on fish and tidal turbines interaction

portnews - December 29, 2022

Some of the Bay of Fundy’s most exciting research continued this year in a large, collaborative effort to better understand how fish move through...

Insurance

How Will Japan Resolve Shipping Insurance for Russian LNG imports?

portnews - December 29, 2022

Japan, the world's top liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer, is facing its latest challenge in securing vital gas supplies from Russia after Western reinsurers...

News

Watch: The Growing Importance of Carrier Contract Negotiations

portnews - December 29, 2022

Carrier contract negotiations are more important now than ever before. Rob Glover, vice president of sales withOSM Worldwide, explains why. With so many new entrants...

News

Faster inventory replenishment cycles to elevate operating cost in 2023

portnews - December 29, 2022

The holiday season, now at its peak, is going to trigger an early burn-out of inventories in the US, which resultantly will kickstart the...

Green

Shipping’s future role in carbon capture and storage

portnews - December 28, 2022

Over the next decade, carbon capture will start to play a larger role in the fight against climate change. And with more industry stakeholders looking at different...

News

Key lessons learned from 2022

portnews - December 28, 2022

Change best describes 2022 and the change from installation to operating ballast water management systems (BWMS) has revealed a need for expert advice to...

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