Author: Andrew Sillitoe

Everything is on the table – You name it, MEPC will be working on it

Name a way in which shipping can affect the environment. Got one? It’s on the agenda of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) next week. Got another? That is too. Keep going and I’m sure you’ll call my bluff at some point. But there is undeniably a busy agenda, and one which takes in all ... Read more.

Revelations breed regulations

“No one notices us when things are going right.” It’s a sad but all-too-commonly-held view that shipping is all but invisible to the public until there is an accident. When high-profile accidents have thrust shipping into the public eye, societal concern has often prompted significant regulatory changes. Multiple bulk carrier losses, particularly the Derbyshire, led ... Read more.