Since introducing the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2005, the EU say the scheme has helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power and industry plants by 27%. With large ships (gross tonnage of 5,000 and higher) now in the scheme, the EU hopes to see similar success in the shipping industry.

Lloyd’s Register’s Chief Operations Officer Mark Darley shares his perspectives on the maritime industry

Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) Fellow, chartered engineer, and IMarEST’s delegate on Fuels and Exhaust Emissions, Andy Wright, talks us through IMarEST’s role at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) President Martin Shaw reflects on the papers submitted to the ninth session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers.

At the IMO Intersessional Working Group on Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), Gordon Meadow and Ross Macfarlane of MASSPeople proposed new competency standards.

At the IMO Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers, Dónal Burke presented research demonstrating that enclosed spaces on ships can be more deadly than previously thought.