The First IMO 2020 Violation Goes to MSC
Let's take a break from the relentless COVID-19 news, kind of, to talk about a topic we thought would be dominating this year's international shipping news: IMO 2020. Leading up to the [...]
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Posted Scrubbers Could Harm People Through Food Chain Per IMO Report
What's worse, air pollution or pollution pumped into the ocean that could make the seafood you eat toxic? The transition to the new IMO 2020 regulation that requires a sulfur emissions cap of [...]
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Posted World Fleet Does Not Seem Ready for IMO 2020
We're less than a month away from New Year's Day when some big rule changes are to be implemented on the international shipping industry: Incoterms 2020 and IMO 2020 go into effect on January [...]
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Posted Fire, Water & Corrosion: Scrubbers May Be Dangerous IMO 2020 Answer
Ocean carriers' biggest answer to meeting the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) upcoming 0.5% sulfur cap on fuel (IMO 2020) might not be the answer after all. Or better stated, it might [...]
