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Le Canada annonce le plus important ensemble de sanctions contre la Russie depuis 2022

Le 17 juin 2025, le gouvernement fédéral canadien a annoncé l’imposition du « plus vaste ensemble » de sanctions liées aux navires et au commerce contre la Russie depuis l’invasion à grande échelle de l’Ukraine par la Russie...more

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IMO’s Net-Zero Framework and the Global Carbon Price on Shipping

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A Major Milestone in Decarbonizing the Maritime Sector and a New Source of Demand for Green and Low-Carbon Hydrogen Derivatives and Biofuels - On April 11, 2025, the International Maritime Organization’s (“IMO”) 83rd session...more

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New Resolution Regulates the Operation of Areas and Facilities of Organized Ports

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National Waterway Transport Agency (ANTAQ) published on April 9, 2025, the Resolution No. 127/2025 (“Resolution 127”), regulating the operation of port areas and facilities located within the boundaries of organized ports....more

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IMO Approves New Regulatory Package to Decarbonize International Maritime Transport

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Between April 7 and 11, 2025, during the 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved a new set of regulatory measures aimed at reducing greenhouse...more

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The UN's International Maritime Organization to adopt a framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships

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During its 83rd session from April 7 to 11, 2025, the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) approved, among other things, new fuel standards for ships and the first...more

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Ports & Maritime News | March 31 – April 6, 2025

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The Ports & Maritime team has compiled the sector’s important news items for the week of March 31–April 6, to keep you in the loop. On April 3, ANTAQ approved a review of the contributions received as part of Public...more

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TUPs May Contract Third Parties to Provide Port Services or Lease Areas Within a Terminal

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In a move aimed to reduce bureaucratic red tape, Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) reached an understanding, through Ruling No. 662/2024 (SEI Process No. 50300.015705/2023-10), to allow the...more

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FMC Allows Rate Hikes for Carriers in Response to Red Sea Hostilities

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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has granted special permission to ocean carriers to immediately increase the rates on containers that are being rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa or are retaining feeder...more

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EPA Plays Hurry Up and Wait on Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2018 Regulations

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More than a year and a half ago, Holland & Knight wrote about how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promised new Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance following adoption of the Vessel...more

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Planning for IMO 2020: The Cost of Non-Compliance

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On January 1, 2020, the new International Maritime Organization’s regulation—dubbed “IMO 2020”—for sulfur reduction from 3.5% to 0.5% will go into effect. The regulation stipulates that oceangoing vessels must use either a...more

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Q&A: Opportune’s Matt Flanagan Addresses IMO 2020 Challenges, Opportunities

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In just a few months, on January 1, 2020, a new, sweeping global regulation is scheduled to go into effect that caps the amount of allowable sulfur content in all marine fuels used by ocean-going vessels from its current...more

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IMO 2020 Full Sail Ahead: Incoming Waves for Refiners, Shipowners

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As of January 1, 2020, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will begin enforcing a new regulation (IMO 2020) that caps the allowable sulfur content of all marine fuels from its current level of 3.5% m/m (mass/mass)...more

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Don’t Let Your Weight Get You Down: How to Be Ready for IMO’s New Ocean Container Weight Rule by July 1st

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The International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) adopted new amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea (“SOLAS”) convention that will apply to international shipments and go into effect on July 1, 2016. This amendment will...more

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