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Oman has joined the list of countries that ban the use of open-loop scrubbers from its waters.

Saudi Arabia has banned the discharge of washwater from the use of open-loop scrubbers in territorial waters.

On 25th March, the EUROSHORE secretariat took contact with the European Institutions and the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, to alarm them on the situation of Port Reception Facilities in Europe, but also in Africa and the United Arab Emirates where Euroshore has members.

The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting the lives and work of people in the EU and across the entire globe.

The European Commission has signed a new Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the U.S. Coast Guard. The Memorandum provides a framework for sharing and coordinating information, activities and best practices for oversight of recognised organisations that carry out inspection and certification of commercial vessels on behalf of both the United States and EU governments.