Wakashio Spill Highlights Importance of Adopting Latest International Legal Instruments
The ongoing oil pollution incident from the grounded 203,000 DWT bulk carrier MV Wakashio is threatening an ecological catastrophe around the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, endangering corals, fish and other marine life already under threat from climate change (IPCC 2018).In addition, it risks bringing devastating consequences for the economy, food security, health and tourism industry. Tourism in Mauritius - a popular destination for its pristine beaches - reportedly contributed about $1.6 billion to its economy during the last year…
LLMC Increases – ICS Supports IMO Agreement
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents all sectors and trades and over 80% of the global shipping industry, and leads shipowner representation at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Legal Committee, has expressed strong support for the agreement reached by IMO this week to increase the limits of liability under the Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Convention 1996 (LLMC), by 51%. In addition to general maritime claims, the new LLMC limits…
Environmental Engineering Papers: ASNE and SNAME Papers through Mid-2006
The joint SNAME/ASNE Committee on Environmental Engineering (CEE) released a comprehensive source of marine environmental technical papers, a CD containing 266 papers encompassing almost every aspect of marine environmental protection and environmental engineering. Twelve contributing members of the joint Committee on Environmental Engineering undertook a review of ASNE and SNAME associated publications since 1984, and selected those that would be most helpful in their professional endeavors. The intent was to provide both historical perspective as well as cutting edge technology and processes in use today. The documents in .PDF format and searchable by title, author(s), source publication, and date.
