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September, 2026
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Wed09Sep
Malaysian Port Chief Floats Transit Levy Fund for Strait of Malacca
Singapore's MPA says transit passage must stay "open" and "secure".
 Malaysian Port Chief Floats Transit Levy Fund for Strait of Malacca
Wed09Sep
Qatar Accedes to MARPOL Annex VI
The instrument was deposited at IMO headquarters in London on Friday, with safe navigation through Hormuz also on the agenda.
 Qatar Accedes to MARPOL Annex VI
Wed09Sep
Singapore Warns Port Users Against False Vessel Identity and Ownership Data in Port Call Filings
Owners and agents should verify registrations against the IMO's GISIS database before submitting documents, the port master says, with enforcement action promised.
 Singapore Warns Port Users Against False Vessel Identity and Ownership Data in Port Call Filings
Wed09Sep
ISWG-GHG 22: Multiplier Could Replace Cash Rewards for Green Fuels if IMO Fund Falls, Says IBIA's Hughes
Several member states are reviewing their "red lines" after the working group, IBIA's IMO representative says, with a gentler GFI curve and more flexible surplus units finding wide support.
 ISWG-GHG 22: Multiplier Could Replace Cash Rewards for Green Fuels if IMO Fund Falls, Says IBIA's Hughes
Tue08Sep
VIEWPOINT: Environmental Risk of the Shadow Fleet - A Legal and Regulatory Failure
The Oman spill involving Caroline Bezengi shows sanctions need a parallel system of maritime governance, two lawyers argue.
 VIEWPOINT: Environmental Risk of the Shadow Fleet - A Legal and Regulatory Failure
Fri04Sep
ISWG-GHG 22: UCL Sees Large Majority Continuing to Back GHG Pricing and Centralised Fund
Japan's direct-contributions alternative was "robustly rejected", but the GFI curve looks set to soften to 2030, the readout finds.
 ISWG-GHG 22: UCL Sees Large Majority Continuing to Back GHG Pricing and Centralised Fund
Fri04Sep
ISWG-GHG 22: Working Group Ends With Net-Zero Framework Text Expected at MEPC 85
The chair sees "genuine willingness" to converge, and the resumed adoption session is now pencilled in for December 4.
 ISWG-GHG 22: Working Group Ends With Net-Zero Framework Text Expected at MEPC 85
Fri04Sep
ISWG-GHG 22: US Signals Openness to "Facility" Alternative to IMO Fund
Comments give the clearest picture yet of what Washington could accept in a compromise on the IMO's Net-Zero Framework.
 ISWG-GHG 22: US Signals Openness to "Facility" Alternative to IMO Fund
Thu03Sep
Shipping Must Pool Demand to Unlock Alternative Fuel Investment: EmissionLink
FuelEU-style pooling shows how owners can club together to give fuel producers demand certainty.
 Shipping Must Pool Demand to Unlock Alternative Fuel Investment: EmissionLink