US is one place that follows a strict deterrence model for environment-related violations by vessels visiting its ports. Besides being...

EEXI is the ticket to the game, while CII is all about playing the game. Either win or try to survive. A loss would mean your ship can't...

During the recently concluded Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) meeting in November, IMO has duly approved the amendments...

ESG framework is the broad concept that covers the Environmental, Social, and Governance practices of an organization. In the past year,...

In the last 2 months there have been 2 cases related to MARPOL Annex I violations in US where the Chief Engineers have argued that they...

Tankers carrying more than 2,000 t of persistent oil as cargo are required to maintain insurance as per CLC 92. This is to ensure that...

MARPOL violations, typically of Annex I, on high seas is not uncommon and one state that has been aggressively pursuing such is US....

CLC'92 or Bunker convention – which one applies in case of bunker spill from a tanker in ballast? Determining this is anything but...

Damage done by the spill of 1200+mt of bunker oil from Wakashio off the Mauritius coast is no doubt an environmental catastrophe. Costs...

Incase of oil pollution in US nav. waters, primary response and clean up obligations are triggered by OPA 90. The act makes a...

Defence of due diligence to the rescue! A few days ago, The Marathassa, which had spilled 2700 ltrs of bunker oil in Vancouver's English...

The recent Spanish top court's ruling in one of the many legal proceedings which followed after the sinking of 'Prestige' in 2002 has...

In The Antonis G. Pappadakis [2018], ship owner tried claiming damages from USCG for unreasonable departure delay after the vessel which...

Master of cruise ship 'Azura' being fined €100,000 by a French court last week for violating EU air pollution laws - breaching bunker oil...