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China - Regional MSAs Announce New Shipping Routes in the Bohai Sea and Eastern Waters
09 Jan, 2024
Collaborative efforts to enhance maritime safety and oversee ship navigation in the Bohai Sea and its eastern waters have resulted in the collective issuance of 27 significant navigation routes by the...
Soot Pollution from Inert Gas Systems and Open-Loop Scrubbers
17 Feb, 2026
An Escalating Environmental, Regulatory, and Financial Risk
The maritime industry is confronting an increasingly serious environmental challenge—soot pollution arising from inert gas (IG) systems and...
Australia pollution fines
27 Jul, 2018
In 2012 the Club advised Members of changes to legislation in Australia which both increased fines for pollution from ships and allowed for these fines to be imposed on charterers as well as shipowners....
China - Shandong MSA Revises Rules for the VTMS for Rizhao and Lanshan Ports
26 Apr, 2023
Shandong MSA has published the revised rules for supervising and administering the Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) at Rizhao Port and Lanshan Port in China. The new rules aim to strengthen vessel...
Pollution Incident - Structural Failure of Drain Lines Passing Through Fuel Oil Tanks
21 Feb, 2025
The Club wishes to alert Members to a recent pollution incident that occurred during bunkering operations, that resulted in a significant oil spill. While receiving bunkers, fuel oil escaped through an...
Chile - Asian Gypsy Moth
24 Sep, 2013
Correspondents Cave y Compania Ltda, Valparaiso have advised the Club that the Chilean Agricultural and Livestock Service (Servicio Agrícola Y Ganadero – SAG) has introduced legislation requiring vessels...
Argentina: New Regulation in Respect of Asian Gypsy Moth now in force
21 Jan, 2021
Further to our previous advice issued in December 2019 SENASA Resolution 764/2020 was finally published in the Official Gazette on 14th October 2020 and entered into force 90 days after this on 12 January...
UAE – Pollution Fine for Soot Discharge from Ship’s Inert Gas Systems at the Port of Fujairah
20 Mar, 2023
Fujairah is a major port in the United Arab Emirates and subject to strict environmental regulations aimed at reducing the impact of shipping on the local environment.
EU ETS Regulations to be adopted in the UK in 2026
26 Mar, 2025
In line with its commitment to becoming “a green energy superpower”, the UK Government announces its new goals for UK waters and UK ports to be carbon free which includes the plan to bring the shipping...
Hong Kong: Air Pollution Control (Ocean Going Vessels) (Fuel at Berth) Regulations
26 Mar, 2015
With air quality a particular concern for the authorities in Hong Kong, in 2012 the government introduced a fuel switching scheme encouraging owners to use low sulphur fuel on their vessels while berthed...