2020 sulfur limit, ballast water control top agenda at IMO meet
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) is currently holding a week-long meeting, with the implementation of the 0.50%…
Shipping, environment groups call for carriage ban on non-compliant fuel
Environmental organizations and the global shipping industry are calling for an explicit prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant marine fuels when the global 0.5%…
PH safety rules in construction, operation of Ro-Ro ships issued
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has issued precautionary measures and other safety concerns relating to the construction and operation of roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) passenger ships…
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is working on passing laws enabling the Philippines to implement international maritime conventions that the country has ratified. This…
PH reelected to IMO Council, improves category ranking
The Philippines has been reelected to the council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under Category C for the biennium 2018-2019. Obtaining 124 of…
ICS commends China’s support for IMO environmental regulations
The chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has praised the supportive role played by the Chinese government in the implementation of the…
IMO launches maritime technology cooperation network across 5 regions
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has officially launched a global network of centers of excellence in marine technology that are expected to lead in…
Marina tells PH-registered ships to address cyber risks
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is requiring all shipping companies with Philippine-registered vessels to take into account cyber risk management in their safety management…
BWM Convention in force; Jamaica and Malta latest signatories
The International Maritime Organization announced that Jamaica and Malta have become the latest states to sign up to IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention, which…
Marina’s draft regulatory policy to govern ‘freewheeling’ harbor pilots
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) will be issuing a new policy to regulate the Philippine harbor pilotage sector and make harbor pilots compliant with…
PH stakeholders support house bills on maritime safety conventions
Various stakeholders voiced their support for two bills that seek to implement protocols on maritime safety, security and pollution prevention during initial deliberations on…
IMO marks progress in shipping and climate change agenda
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said it has made advances in its environmental agenda at the recent meeting of its Marine Environment Protection Committee…
IMO adopts 7-point outline for an interim decarbonization plan
The UN’s shipping body International Maritime Organization (IMO) has settled on a seven-step outline for an interim strategy to decarbonize the shipping industry, one…
PH-flag ships directed to comply with Ballast Water Management pact
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) advised Philippine-flagged shipping lines engaged in overseas operations to comply with the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention of 2004,…
Industry alliance inaugurated to support low-carbon shipping
The Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (GIA), a new public-private partnership in support of a low-carbon future, has been launched, with…
ICS asks IMO to set CO2 reduction goals for shipping sector
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) will urge the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to “adopt some dramatic CO2 reduction objectives—on behalf of the international…
PH maritime body highlights 12 IMO instruments coming into force
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is reminding shipping operators, Philippine-registered ships engaged in overseas operations, and other stakeholders of 12 International Maritime Organization (IMO)…
PH ports agency to revive shelved efforts to ratify FAL Convention
The Philippines, through the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), is resuscitating plans to adopt the Facilitation of the International Maritime Traffic Convention of 1965, popularly…
