(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Court of Justice of the European Union, by deciding the case C-689/17, dealt with the issue of the proper classification of the “waste” produced by a breakdown on board a ship. All waste intended to be moved between the Member States of the European Union, and outside the European Union, have to be…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The IMO considers exhaust gas scrubbers to be an acceptable means of reducing vessels’ sulphur emissions and ensuring compliance with MARPOL Annex VI. A separate guideline, Resolution MEPC.259(68), specifies the requirements for the verification, testing, survey and certification of scrubber systems and sets out the criteria for discharging scrubber washwater into the sea. However,…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On 13 August 2019, the United States Coast Guard issued a final rule in the Federal Register to provide for consumer price index adjustments of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) limits of liability. The coast guard is required by statute to adjust the limits of OPA 90 not less than every…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) Following continuing investigations by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO), a Norwegian-based shipping company, has been charged with criminal cartel conduct. The charge relates to alleged cartel conduct concerning the international shipping of certain vehicles to Australia between June 2011 and July 2012. The charge was laid by the…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) Cyprus has many advantages to offer as a maritime center. Besides being a member of the IMO, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth and many other international organizations, it has a well established maritime infrastructure and offers substantial tax incentives for the shipping industry. It is a signatory to many international maritime conventions and…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) In addition to fuel, modern ships also run on paper or their electronic equivalent. Vessels are required to keep written or electronic records of many things – and the list is growing. There is the traditional Ship’s Log, which records the vessel’s position, course, speed, weather, and unusual events to name a few. The…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) A number of shipping, refining, fuel supply and standards organisations have worked together to produce Joint Industry Guidance on the supply and use of 0.50% – sulphur marine fuel released on 20 August 2019. The publication has been developed by experts from across shipping, refining, supply and testing of marine fuels. In October 2016,…
