This summer, millions of people across the country have been digging out sunscreen to protect themselves from a ...

Bahrain has officially joined Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), ...

Manama, Jul. 31 (BNA): The Kingdom of Bahrain acceded to Annex VI of the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), as modified by the 1978 Protocol. The ...

The UK has enacted amendments to MARPOL Annex VI covering ship efficiency, alternative fuel safety and engine emissions, bringing domestic law into line with the latest international standards, ...

Marpol, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, sets out rules governing pollution from vessels As insurers address the impact of Marpol Annex V requirements on ...

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 ...

(Relevance: In 2022, UPSC asked a question on the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS). In this regard, it is important to know about the various treaties and conventions related to ...

The thirteenth session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 13), held from 9 to 13 February 2026, cleared a broad package of draft amendments covering pollution ...

How the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework Could Reshape Shipping Decarbonisation In April 2025, the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (‘MEPC’) approved draft ...

The UN’s net-zero push is coming to a head with the Trump administration efforts to revamp US shipping. A fight is brewing ahead of the upcoming meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO ...

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

MARPOL Annex VI, which Nigeria has domesticated under the Merchant Shipping Act, 2007 (MSA, 2007), specifically addresses the prevention of air pollution from ships. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr ...