Adjusting to rising bunker prices and environmental concerns (virtual arrival, slow steaming, air emissions and other topics).
Introduction: In these days of rising fuel prices and increasing awareness of the environmental impact of ship air emissions, this seminar discusses some of the technical and legal responses that
have arisen in response.
The main issues to be covered at this seminar will include:
– Legal issues relating to slow steaming, virtual arrival and ship air emissions
– Technical perspectives and practical ramifications for ship operations as a result of ship air emission controls and slow steaming
– BIMCO slow steaming clause and the draft BIMCO virtual arrival clause