October 4, 2018 / by Adelaide Atakora / Law and Policy / 0 comments
The warning from UNCTAD, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, follows a “healthy” four per cent increase in global seaborne commerce in 2017. “While the prospects for seaborne trade are positive, these are threatened by the outbreak of trade wars and increased inward-looking policies,” UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi said. “Escalating protectionism and tit-for-tat tariff […]
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Trade wars and protectionism threaten global shipping, warns UN agency
October 4, 2018 / by Adelaide Atakora / Law and Policy / 0 comments
The warning from UNCTAD, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, follows a “healthy” four per cent increase in global seaborne commerce in 2017. “While the prospects for seaborne trade are positive, these are threatened by the outbreak of trade wars and increased inward-looking policies,” UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi said. “Escalating protectionism and tit-for-tat tariff […]
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DFDS Ferry with 335 People On Board Loses Power in Baltic Sea
October 3, 2018 / by Adelaide Atakora / Law and Policy / 0 comments
Update: A representative of Danish ferry operator DFDS said the Regina Seaways has a technical problem, but it is not on fire. The ferry is expected to be towed to the Lithuanian port town of Klaipeda. A Lithuanian-flagged ferry carrying 335 people is powerless in the Baltic Sea but no one is reported injured, a […]
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ClassNK Advises Existing Ships To Install BWMS Early On
October 2, 2018 / by Adelaide Atakora / Law and Policy / 0 comments
Leading classification society ClassNK has analyzed the retrofitting status of ballast water management systems (BWMS) on its registered ships and confirmed that installation deadlines based on the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention) for many of them are highly concentrated in the year 2022. As difficulties are expected in the installation of BWMS if everyone […]
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