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IMO has already adopted mandatory technical and operational measures to improve the energy efficiency of ships and reduce GHG emissions, including the energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for all ships of 400 GT and above. IMO has further, adopted mandatory technical and operational measures …

Draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).As per the draft amendments to the MARPOL convention, it would be required for ships to combine a technical and an operational approach to reduce their carbon intensity, to be …

Maritime organizations have to implement the necessary cyber security measures as required by IMO from 01st January 2021. Maritime cyber risk refers to a measure of the extent to which a technology asset could be threatened by a potential circumstance or event, which may result in shipping-related operational, safety or security failures as a consequence …

Guidelines have been issued by the European Commission to EU port State authorities to consider the challenges due toCovid-19 restrictions that led to significant difficulties in surveying ships for preparation of  certified IHMs  by the ship owners which might lead to their inability to meet the implementation date of 31 December 2020 for the carriage …