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The Hong Kong Convention enters into force on 26 June 2025 On 26 June 2023, Bangladesh & Liberia ratified IMO’s Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound…

The Hellenic Bureau for Marine Casualties Investigation: Time for reform? The Hellenic Bureau for Marine Casualties Investigation (HBMCI) was recently instituted as the competent body to conduct…

The Growing Tide: Onshore Power Supply and Cleaner Ports When ships are in port they often use diesel generators to power their systems. This releases a significant amount of pollutants like…

The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Maritime System A Major Waterway of Man’s Making The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Maritime System is a binational, deep water system extending nearly 2,500…

The Giant Ace [2024] UKSC 38 The Giant Ace [2024] UKSC 38: Time bar for misdelivery claims under the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules The Supreme Court with its recent judgment in The Giant Ace [2024]…

The fundamentals of FONAR: Guidance on fuel oil non-availability reporting The 74th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) took place on 13-17 May 2019 at the IMO…

The EU's Emissions Trading Scheme Extended to Shipping Introduction The main source of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is fossil fuels. While there is concerted…

The end of Mare Nostrum and the start of Triton On 1st November 2014, Italy officially ended the sea rescue mission "Mare Nostrum" which launched almost a year ago, following the fatal…

The Electronic Trade Documents Bill Introduction We are living in a digital age where information can be transmitted instantaneously and yet progress towards a fully digitalised international…

The continuing problems of incorrectly packed cargo Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention Director for the UK P&I Club, spoke with Maritime Risk International and discussed the continuing problems…