Long-awaited amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (“MARPOL”) entered into force on October 1, 2020, which expressly permit the use of electronic record ...

MARITIME operators within Nigerian territorial waters are under increasing pressure to comply with international environmental standards, as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ...

Amidst the IMO sustainable fuel regulation highs and lows there are other parts of the maritime regulatory environment that may warrant a closer look. For roughly a century, maritime relied on liquid ...

TOMORROW, September 28, is World Maritime Day with the theme "Marpol at 50: Our commitment goes on." Marpol is the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, which was ...

A number of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and the 1988 Load Lines ...

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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has cautioned all ships operating in Nigerian waters to strictly adhere to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution ...

communities and federal and state agencies throughout the United States now spend public monies or rely on volunteers to clean debris from beaches on a regular basis. The direct and indirect costs of ...

One of the major issues confronted in the world especially in marine domain is pollution at sea. Shipping is one of the most globalized businesses and the backbone of the world economy which caters ...