After an intense week ending in a vote, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) Net Zero Framework was adjourned for the period of one year at the extraordinary session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). Commenting on the outcome,...

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As a special meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO, MEPC/ES.2) closes in London, the Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC) expressed its huge disappointment in the decision by member states to delay consideration of...

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to adjourn the extraordinary session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which was convened this week (14 to 17 October 2025) to consider the adoption of draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI,...

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News of China’s recent retaliatory tonnage charges on US-linked vessels has spread through the shipping market like wildfire, marking a significant step in the further escalation of ongoing trade tensions between the US and China. A previous article summarized the...

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ClassNK has added Japan’s first hydrogen-fueled tugboat TEN-OH to its register, which is built by TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. This vessel was developed and build under the ‘Nippon Foundation Zero Emission Ships Project’, a grant program by The Nippon Foundation...

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