Tonnage tax: maintenance of prescribed levels of EU-flagged vessels
The Merchant Shipping (Fees and Taxing Provisions) Law(1) requires that [...]
European ports policy: Historic day as European Parliament adopts ports regulation
The European Parliament adopted a report on 14th December 2016 [...]
CO2 emissions: no European Commission alignment decision before the second half of 2017
The European Commission is now preparing a "roadmap" laying down [...]
Evaluating the Connecting Europe Facility – Commission launches open consultation
The European Commission has launched a public consultation as part [...]
70th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 70) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The 70th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC [...]
Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
Notice to Shipowners, Ship Operators, Managers, Masters, Owners’ Representatives and [...]
European Shortsea Conference 2016 in Barcelona
The Shortsea Promotion Center Spain, in co-operation with the European [...]
Ships scheduled to dry dock after September of 2017 will have to be retrofit with Ballast Systems, as tanker fleet profile will start to deteriorate
The average age of the tanker fleet will rapidly start [...]
European Shipowners endorse the global commitment of the European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility
The European Commission’s newly published communication on a European Strategy [...]
Bimco Launches New Standard Agreements For Novation Of Shipping Contracts
BIMCO has today published three standard novation agreements that provide [...]