China accelerates full entry into force of Yangtze Delta ECA

The Chinese authorities have accelerated the phasing in of the Yangtze River Delta Emission Control Area (ECA).

Mandatory container weighing comes into force on 1 July

A new regulation requiring the verified gross mass (VGM) of all seaborne containers to be submitted before they can be loaded aboard ship comes into force today.

SOLAS Amendment to come into force on July

UK P&I Club has issued a briefing to alert operator of the amendment to SOLAS Chapter VI Part A Reg.2 which comes into force on July 1st, 2016. The amendment requires, as a condition for loading a packed container onto a ship for export, that the containe

Confirmation of entry into force of BWM Convention not expected till early 2016

Confirmation of entry into force of the Ballast Water Management Convention is not now expected till early 2016 despite a flurry of ratifications in late November. ...

Beijing adopts selective lending to force shipyard consolidation

About half of the mainland’s shipyards have gone out of business in the past two years, and only 10 per ...

Shareholders force cancellation of $2.5bn Samsung merger

The merger of Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Samsung Engineering has been cancelled as shareholders in both...

EU Naval Force And NATO Commanders Meet At Sea Maintaining high levels co-operation sharing to curb piracy

On 4 July 2013, whilst conducting counter-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden, the Force Commander of the...