In a message to the maritime community Thursday, the U.S. State Department said that it will use an anti-terrorism law to deny visas to seafarers who work aboard vessels carrying Iranian oil. The announcement came as the Iranian-controlled

In a study published in June by Norways SINTEF, one of Europes largest independent research organizations, Chief Scientist Dr. Elizabeth Lindstad concluded that from well-to-wake the continued use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) with a scrubber is

IMO treaties need to be implemented into national law so that they can be applied on ships flying the flag of a particular country and so that those countries can implement effective port State control and comply with other obligations unde

Mystery will continue to shroud the availability of quality and stable compliant 0.5 per cent sulphur fuel blends even after IMO 2020 comes into force in January, reports Londons Vessel Performance Optimisation (VPO) journal.Uncertainty is

The key to alleviating whale strikes in the Panama Canal ended up being inspired by a solution used on land and led to a years-long struggle for a Panama Canal pilot and a whale biologist to help reduce whale strikes in the Gulf of Panama,

The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to freedom of navigation and safe passage through the Gulf by playing a leading role in a new international maritime security mission, announced today. The mission will see the Royal Navy wor

General Assembly Adopts the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation The United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting

Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) captured a foreign oil tanker for carrying smuggled fuel in the Gulf, official IRNA news agency reported Sunday. The vessel was carrying 700,000 liters of smuggled fuel to the customers in neighb

Starting from 1st August and until 30 November 2019, the Panama Canal will implement?speed limits aimed at protecting cetaceans, including whales, dolphins and other large aquatic mammals, during their nearby seasonal migration.As such,ship

Following the seizure of the oil tanker Stena Impero on 19 July, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA) and the Asian Shipowners Association (ASA) jointly urge immediate action by

Global container port demand will expand by almost 200 million teu in the next five years, according to a new report by Drewry. However, the shipping consultancy also notes that although absolute growth will be substantial, growth rates thr

Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet has been selected as the World Maritime theme for 2020. This will provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and showcase the work that

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its Annual Report for 2018 highlighting the work of the branch during the past year. In 2018, 1227 accidents (casualties and incidents) to UK vessels or in UK coastal waters w

This guidance focuses on the incidents of abduction of crew from ships for ransom in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and in the waters off Eastern Sabah. It provides the guidance and analysis based on the information collected from past incidents in

Following the most recent report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) that the waters off West Africa remain the most dangerous hotspot for piracy and armed attacks on shipping, armed pirates kidnapped 10 Turkish seafarers from a Tu