Tag: regulation
Trade Tech Empowering Shippers For ICS-2 Compliance
With the revised schedule for the European Union’s Ocean Import Control System 2 (ICS-2), Trade Tech, a leading provider of cloud-based supply chain management...
IMCA Advancing Safety Measures In Shallow Water Operations
The rise of offshore wind energy initiatives has prompted an increase in specialized vessel activity in shallow waters. Acknowledging the distinct challenges and risks...
Oil And Gas Corporations Are Developing Their Own Carbon Storage Regulations
The scoop
Officials claim that international oil and gas companies are formulating their own regulations for contentious carbon-sequestration projects, but there is disagreement among them...
Japan To Introduce New Refining Regulations
Japan will start formal policy discussions July 28 to introduce a fourth round of refining regulations aimed at boosting the processing volume of vacuum...
Federal Ballast Water Discharge Standards Adopted By California
California adopts federal ballast water discharge standards
Amendments will become effective on 1 January 2022.
The changes incorporate the federal ballast water discharge...
Oil-cleanup Equipment & Regulations Need Fixing
The seas had turned rough as a sudden squall whipped up the winds enough to howl through the rigging. And with those winds came...
PSC Update On Concentrated Inspection Campaigns (CICs)
Several serious incidents have initiated CICs from the major port states. The CIC on Stability in General by the Paris and Tokyo MoUs will...
IMO Small Step Towards Flashpoint Regulations
Efforts have been underway at the IMO for some time to ensure that oil-based bunker fuels, when delivered to ships, comply with the flashpoint...
Ship Scrap Prices Rises to $500/ton During the Pandemic
Dr. Anil Sharma is a wealth of knowledge on ship scrapping, having started GMS 25 years ago, getting into the business of...
5 Main Hazards Involved in Coal Carriage
Over a billion tonnes of coal are traded internationally each year, the vast majority of which is shipped by sea without incident....