China – New Regulation on Data Collection for Energy Consumption of Ships calling at Chinese Ports

It has come to the attention of the Club that new regulatory requirements concerning the reporting of energy consumption from ships have been introduced for vessels calling at ports in China, with effect from 1st January 2019.

Hong Kong ship regulation on sulphur dioxide emissions set to align with national level

The tweak in regulations is set to align with Pearl River Delta emissions control which will take effect on the...

Hanseaticsoft launches Cloud MRV to help shipping companies comply with new EU regulation

Ahead of the new EU MRV (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification) regulation which comes into force on 1st January...

IMO 2020 regulation could cost shippers extra US$60 billion a year

According to a Wood Mackenzie study, global bunker fuel costs could rise by up to US$60 billion annually from 2020, in a full compliance scenario, when the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 0.5 wt% sulphur cap for bunker fuels kicks in.

US FMC calls on lines to use existing weighing solution for VGM regulation

With the regulation for the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of containers just two weeks away the head of the US...

Container weighing regulation is 'very challenging': INTTRA

Box shipping e-marketplace INTTRA, which is rolling an electronic system to submit verified weights of containers, says the new regulation is “very challenging”. ...

Regulation and commercial sense pushing up demand for LNG as fuel

The demand for LNG as marine fuel is anticipated to rise in view of the upcoming fuel sulphur content cap regulation and increasing commercial attractiveness of the clean fuel, according to Bomin Linde LNG. ...