At the 76th session of the Maritime Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 76), the IMO has prohibited the use of cybutryne in antifouling systems (AFS) from 1 January 2023, as studies have proven that the substance is harmful to a variety of marine organisms. After...

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Dramatic images appeared on social media as a Hamburg Sud-operated boxship scraped along a ferry pier on Sunday, June 20 in Santos, Brazil. Frightened employees of the ferry company can be heard calling out and moving away as the big box ships pulled away portions of...

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China Classification Society (CCS) and China Cosco Shipping Group have signed a new agreement that will see the two parties work together to tackle the issue of greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime sector. Under the terms of the agreement, CCS and Cosco Shipping...

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Maritime systems provider Elcome International is expanding is presence in the European market with a new office in Algeciras. The office in the southern Spanish port will provide sales and technical support including for annual radio surveys and, annual testing of...

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According to the annual list compiled by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU), out of 70 nations, Denmark has ranked first on the list, followed by Norway and the Marshall Islands. The ranking on the list is calculated on the basis...

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Damen Shipyards Group has reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric Reversed Stern Drive tug, having installed the tug’s batteries. Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam is constructing the RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, for New Zealand’s...

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