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Study: South Africa-Europe Shipping Route Could Run on Ammonia by 2029

Published Nov 2, 2025 8:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Despite the existing uncertainty in global regulations for clean shipping, some decarbonization initiatives are setting...

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Recycling Ships Under Two Conventions: Misconceptions About Basel and HKC

Published Oct 29, 2025 10:22 PM by Dr. Nikos Mikelis

  In November 2024, BIMCO launched a Ship Recycling Alliance to help accelerate safe and environmentally sound ship r...

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When Consent Isn’t Enough: What Basel’s Article 11 Means for the HKC

Published Oct 29, 2025 10:15 PM by Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

  Debate over whether the Hong Kong Convention’s (HKC) flag-state International Ready for Recycling Certificate (IRR...

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After Tumultuous Week, IMO Makes Progress on Decarbonization

Published Oct 26, 2025 4:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The IMO’s International Maritime Organization’s Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas...

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China Rolls Out Subsidy for Green Fuels Production

Published Oct 24, 2025 7:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

  China announced a green hydrogen policy last week, which will see the country’s state budget offer subsidies for t...

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Video: U.S. Kills Three as Attacks on Pacific Drug Smuggling Expand

Published Oct 23, 2025 2:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Hours after revealing the United States has expanded its lethal strikes to stop drug smuggling to the Pacific, a second...

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Environmental Protestors Return to IMO to Campaign Against Biofuels

Published Oct 20, 2025 8:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Timed to the start of the working group session of MEPC (Marine Environment Protection Committee) protestors have return...

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IMO Fails to Adopt and Adjourns for One Year the Net-Zero Framework

Published Oct 17, 2025 4:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

  At the end of what may have been one of the most contentious weeks in the history of the International Maritime Organiza...

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Japan’s First Hydrogen Dual-Fuel Tugboat Delivered to Begin Demonstrations

Published Oct 16, 2025 9:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Construction of Japan’s first hydrogen dual-fuel tugboat has been completed, with the vessel being delivered by Ts...

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Op-Ed: Wind Propulsion Must Anchor the IMO’s Path to Net Zero

Published Oct 14, 2025 8:43 PM by Heikki Pöntynen

  By 2050, the world has pledged to reach net zero. For shipping - a sector responsible for moving 90% of global trade - t...

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