Oman has joined the list of countries that ban the use of open-loop scrubbers from its 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...
The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting the lives and work of people in the EU and across the entire globe.
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has issued a statement addressing the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the shipping industry and the global supply chain.
“When ships enter and leave ports, vital information about cargoes, dangerous goods, crews, vessel details and many other things has to be exchanged with the authorities ashore. Under IMO's...
Windward Maritime Analytics has offered to provide open access to its data and insights, offering a greater understanding of global trade flows and helping to strike a balance between protecting public health and...
The Commonwealth Litter Programme (CLiP) is an initiative delivered by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The...
Port reception facilities are a crucial tool for the good functioning of the maritime industry and thus for the delivery of goods to all. As many others, EUROSHORE’s members have put in place contingency plans to limit the...
Lighter fuel oil blends are believed to be entering Singapore’s bunker stream. The risk with such blends is they may be derived from blending with waxy diesel oil, the use of which can result in excessive sludge, one expert suggests....
Weeks into the 2020 sulphur cap taking effect, the Pakistani government has joined a string of other global destinations and banned open-loop scrubbers at the country’s biggest box port. Ships will have to use closed loop scrubbers or...
Meke Marine, Euroshore member based in Istanbul, Turkey, is pleased to announce that BTC has awarded MEKE for the Provision of Tier 2 Oil Spill Response in Turkey.
The Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is a 1,768 kilometre (1,...
By Stelios Karampelas, Environmental Scientist MSc, Antipollution, Greece
I am delighted to be given the opportunity to write some thoughts on my participation in the 3rd African Ports...
On 1st January 2020 VEOLIA UK joined Euroshore, which gather now 35 Member company in 16 countries. We are delighted to welcome them within the Euroshore family and met his representative Neil Holland, Business Manager - Marchwood...
The 3rd African Ports Environment & Sustainability Conference will take place from 12 - 14 February 2020 in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo. More info can be found on the attached image. The registration form can be found below.
By Dr. Harry Barnes-Dabban, Founder and Executive Coordinator of Ports Environmental Network-Africa*
Most African ports have in the last decade been undergoing institutional restructuring...
The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has elected the following States to be Members of its Council for the 2020-2021 biennium:
ShipInsight, Malcolm Latarche, 14 November 2019
Finland has announced it is to revise its regulations on waste disposal in a move to improve the treatment and reception of waste in ports and...
The World Ocean Council (WOC) Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) is the annual gathering of the global Ocean Business Community dedicated to advancing private sector action on responsible use of the seas. With the theme of “Investing in Ocean...
On 27 September, Euroshore, represented by Carlos Cardoso, President of Euroshore, and Sophie Delair, Secretary General, was invited to give a presentation to a seminar organised by the Maritime Chamber of Commerce in Istanbul.
Manila Times, 14 August 2019, Sharp Minds Content
Industry experts have warned that the indiscriminate discharge of scrubber wash water into the sea could pose serious risks to marine life and...
ShipInsight, 25 July 2019, Paul Gunton
“Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet" has been selected as the World Maritime theme for 2020. This will provide an opportunity to...
Petroleum Economist, Alastair O’Dell, 23 July 2019
Prices of bunker fuels and the spreads between them are expected to change rapidly over the next 12 months.
Source: www.lexology.com,Winston & Strawn LLP USA May 31 2019
On May 23, 2019, BIMCO and INTERTANKO released contractual guidance applicable to vessels fitted with scrubbers for...
Barry Parker, Seatrade Marine, 20 June 2019
The official launch of the Poseidon Principles held in New York on expanded how the initiative from major ship finance banks plans to try and take...
