Oil residues from vessels transiting Suez Canal estimated at more than 40,000 mt per year.
Individuals that suffer damage from oil spills will now be compensated under BUNKER treaty.
The China Ministry of Transport is sending underwater ROVs to investigate four leaks from sunken oil tanker Sanchi.
Greenpeace believes impact from bunker spill, if it happens, to be “relatively local”.
Government should follow Sydney, which has banned cruise ships from consuming HSFO at port, says local political candidate.
Interest in plug-in and charging technologies for e-ferries and hybrids vessels in Asia ‘growing’, says Cavotec.
Maritime transport has been ‘largely absent’ from public debate on transport and climate change, it says.
The country has set aside $2.6 million to reward international vessels which slow steam, consume low sulphur marine fuels.
Release of bunker fuel into the environment a concern, says South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
'Our thoughts and prayers are with the seafarers still missing from the oil tanker Sanchi,' says IMO.
