Each year on the last Thursday of September, the maritime world marks World Maritime Day, an annual UN day of observance to raise awareness and highlight the importance of the maritime industry and ...

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 ...

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, reported BNA. MARPOL aims to ...

THE International Maritime Organization (IMO) celebrates 50 years since the adoption of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (Marpol), the primary global treaty for ...

Abu Dhabi, UAE: In its continuous endeavor to protect the environment and guarantee safety in all of its ports, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), the master developer of ports and industrial zones is, ...

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 ...

Recent amendments to Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) have created a tougher regime for shippers and crews over discharges into the sea. The ...

A new measure for the MARPOL convention -- which covers global shipping and fishing vessels -- has been proposed, intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial activities at sea, ...

Senior government officials from 18 contracting parties to the Barcelona Convention attended a regional workshop in Malta on the implementation of the International Convention for the Prevention of ...

New requirements for fuel oil sampling and testing have entered into force under the MARPOL Convention Annex VI, supporting the implementation and enforcement of the IMO 2020 0.50% limit for sulphur ...

In October 2008, member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted international standards for marine diesel engines and their fuels that applied globally as of July 1, 2010.