Panama Canal Authority Restricts Draft to Vessels in Transit

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has released advisory to shipping containing a draft restriction for all shipping...

Shipping targets dropped from latest COP21 draft

Shipping has been dropped from the latest draft of the UNFCCC COP21 climate agreement, which, if left unchanged, leaves the IMO regulate the industry\'s greenhouse gas emissions. ...

ClassNK releases draft amendments to container ship rules

Two and a half years after the MOL Comfort split in half, burst into flames and sank, ClassNK has released its draft amendments to its containership structural requirements. ...

Panama Canal cancels draft restrictions

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says the suspension of the first draft restriction that was scheduled to go into effect 8 September 2015, as announced previously to all shipping agents, owners and operators working with the Canal. ...

Panama Canal postpones second draft restriction

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says planned additional draft restrictions from mid-September have been postponed. ...

DNV GL seeks feedback on draft rule set

DNV GL has handed out its new rule set, comprised of the two rule sets brought together by the merger of DNV and GL, to 800 customers and stakeholders as part of an external hearing process. ...

Draft Polar Code approved at busy Maritime Safety Committee session

The MSC also approved, in principle, the the draft Polar Code, with a view to adoption in...