The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) remains on the white list for Paris MoU for 2019. Paris MoU Committee published the 2018 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations (ROs) at its 52nd meeting last month. RMI has been recognized by the Paris MoU since 1999.
The Seafarers Happiness Index platform from the Mission to Seafarers charity was originally founded in 2015 and is designed to monitor and benchmark seafarer sat......
BIMCO has developed a monitoring service for bunker prices, with data provided by MABUX, which is now available to all BIMCO members. The new interactive graphs ......
The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 74th session from 13 to 17 May 2019. The meeting was significant being the last MEPC session befo......
Tweets of a ship stuck sideways in the Suez Canal may prompt skepticism. And then one sees the images. Indeed, a container ship is stuck sideways in the Suez Can......
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM code) was born out ......
Lloyds Lists annual rundown of shippings most influential players is fronted by those demonstrating the scale, will and desire to bring wholesale changes to an i......
BIMCO and INTERTANKO have jointly published QAs addressing the contractual implications owners and charterers should keep in mind when chartering ships fitted wi......
Please note crew change (foreign and local crew) allowed in Manila South Harbour (Anchorage) Subic and Bataan only allowed local crew change. Sign-On Requirement......
Is it useful to compare the COVID-19 with earlier disease outbreaks? A comparison with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014 2016 is probably not useful as t......
BIMCO, CLIA, ICS, Intercargo, InterManager, INTERTANKO, IUMI, OCIMF and World Shipping Council have produced the 2018 (Ver 3) Guidelines on Cyber Security onboar......