Shipping and the Environment

Code: BICS001

This guide will help crew members understand the importance for everyone involved in shipping to respect the environment in their daily operations.

Weight(kg): 1.00
£114.00 ex VAT


From alternative fuels and propulsion systems, via energy-efficient practices, to digitalisation and efficient logistics, many possibilities are emerging to make the shipping industry a greener industry. Shipping and the Environment gives shipping companies and seafarers a comprehensive entry point into the vast range of regulatory and operational considerations designed to reduce shipping’s environmental footprint, including: 

  • Key environmental topics related to shipping; 
  • The rules and systems governing them; 
  • How environmental issues are managed at sea and ashore; 
  • How improvements can be delivered at sea and ashore; 
  • and Future developments. 

This guide will help crew members understand the relationship between shipping and the environment, and the importance for everyone involved in shipping to respect the environment in their daily operations. Superintendents will benefit from a comprehensive overview of current and upcoming global regulatory framework, including the most recent updates to MARPOL Annex VI, the introduction of the EU Emissions Trading System, and national regulations that affect global shipping. Checklists are included to help shipping companies ensure the safety management system is in line with current environmental requirements, and that all ships are operating in line with environmental regulations. 

This fifth edition builds on the success of the previous edition, Shipping and the Environment: A Code of Practice, Fourth Edition, which has sold more than 10,000 copies.
FREE DELIVERY for non-trade customers for orders £75 or over to any address in the UK or Ireland.

UK Standard Delivery – Usually 2-3 days

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UK Express Courier – Next working day before 5pm

Ireland Express Courier – Next working day before 5pm

Europe Economy Courier – Usually 5-7 days

Europe Express Courier – Usually 1-2 days

Worldwide Express Courier – Usually 2-5 days depending on your exact location

If you live in a remote area, a ‘remote area surcharge’ may be applicable when booking your order on with a courier service for dispatch. A remote area surcharge is an additional fee that is added by a courier service for delivery to a remote location. We will always contact you about this should it ever happen, as it is not a fee that applies during the checkout phase of the online ordering process, but you will be expected to pay it should you wish to receive your order.

Orders placed with us will be dispatched within one to two working days. Dispatch is dependent upon the time when the order is received and provided that all goods ordered are immediately available. If any items are temporarily out of stock, we will endeavour to dispatch the complete order within 7 working days. We always endeavour to ship complete orders and try our best not to ship part orders as a general rule, but on occasion this rule may have grounds for it to be broken due to the varying nature of orders received. We will always try our best to communicate the status of your order should any issue arise that we feel you need to be made aware of.

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