It seems like quite a strange contradiction: On one hand, the three seas lapping India's shores are believed to be highly polluted with oil from passing ships, and on the other, India has, since 1978, ...

THE International Maritime Organization (IMO) celebrates 50 years since the adoption of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (Marpol), the primary global treaty for ...

TOMORROW, September 28, is World Maritime Day with the theme "Marpol at 50: Our commitment goes on." Marpol is the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, which was ...

Recent amendments to Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) have created a tougher regime for shippers and crews over discharges into the sea. The ...

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to meet regulations in the annexes of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention). Prime Minister ...

A new measure for the MARPOL convention -- which covers global shipping and fishing vessels -- has been proposed, intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial activities at sea, ...

The United States has long been aggressively enforcing compliance with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, as amended (“MARPOL”), which is implemented in the ...

Abu Dhabi, UAE: In its continuous endeavor to protect the environment and guarantee safety in all of its ports, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), the master developer of ports and industrial zones is, ...

Despite several major naval accidents that have caused severe marine environmental pollution in the country’s territorial waters, Sri Lanka has still not taken steps to introduce legislation required ...

Towards the end of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, the Federal Government signed a concession agreement with XPO Marine Services Limited for the provision of an Offshore Waste Reception Facility ...