Maritime Shipping & Marine Pollution Regulation (IMO / SOLAS / MARPOL)
Monitors the global and regional regulatory regime for international shipping and maritime operations, built on IMO conventions — SOLAS (ship safety), MARPOL (marine pollution prevention), the Ballast Water Management Convention, IMO 2020 (the 0.50% sulphur cap), the IMO GHG Strategy and MLC 2006 (seafarer labour) — implemented through IACS classification society rules and extended in the EU via MRV, the EU ETS extension to shipping, FuelEU Maritime and Port State Control. Covers US Coast Guard and EPA requirements (VGP/VIDA, OPA 90). Built for ship operators, classification societies, maritime compliance and regulatory-affairs teams, and P&I clubs. Scope is regulatory monitoring only — not admiralty disputes, charter-party litigation or vessel-finance case law.
