Long-awaited amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (“MARPOL”) entered into force on October 1, 2020, which expressly permit the use of electronic record ...

MARITIME operators within Nigerian territorial waters are under increasing pressure to comply with international environmental standards, as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ...

TOMORROW, September 28, is World Maritime Day with the theme "Marpol at 50: Our commitment goes on." Marpol is the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, which was ...

Amidst the IMO sustainable fuel regulation highs and lows there are other parts of the maritime regulatory environment that may warrant a closer look. For roughly a century, maritime relied on liquid ...

A new measure for the MARPOL convention -- which covers global shipping and fishing vessels -- has been proposed, intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial activities at sea, ...

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has cautioned all ships operating in Nigerian waters to strictly adhere to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution ...

The livestock carrier Spiridon II has unloaded cattle in the Libyan city of Benghazi after being stranded off the Turkish coast for more than a month after a month-long voyage from Uruguay with nearly ...

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One of the major issues confronted in the world especially in marine domain is pollution at sea. Shipping is one of the most globalized businesses and the backbone of the world economy which caters ...