To consolidate Guigang’s position as a national‑level hub for domestic second‑hand inland‑water vessel transactions, the Guangxi Maritime Safety Administration has launched an integrated “One‑Stop Service” for inland ship departure formalities in Guigang. By breaking down inter‑departmental information barriers and optimising approval workflows, the processing period for formalities including ship ownership registration and ship nationality registration has been shortened from 48 working days to merely 3 wo···

On 17 October 2025, at a special session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), members voted to postpone the vote on the global shipping net‑zero‑emissions framework by one year. The original effective date of March 2027 has also been deferred, prompting the global shipping industry to reassess its compliance pathways. As a draft amendment to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), the frame···

In January 2026, the European Union formally revised the FuelEU Maritime regulation to further tighten carbon‑intensity standards for marine fuels. The updated rules require a 30 % reduction in the lifecycle carbon intensity of ship‑borne fuels by 2030 against the 2021 baseline (up from the original target of 20 %), and a 60 % cut by 2040. These targets go far beyond those laid out in IMO’s draft net‑zero‑emissions framework, imposing stringent constraints on vessels calling at EU waters. The new rules ap···