- The concept of hub ports to receive, quarantine, test for COVID-19 and potentially vaccinate seafarers in the Pacific region was explored at a recent roundtable meeting (25 February) involving representatives from States in the region, UN aIMO2021-03-02 10:04:53
- The adverse effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on seafarers,isone of the safety issues being discussed at theseventh session of theInternational Maritime Organization (IMO)Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTWIMO2021-02-22 10:23:15
- This marine notice provides information to ship owners, operators and masters about the Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) on livestock ships which will run from 1 March 2021 to 31 August 2021. The purpose of the FIC is to: determine the levAMSA2021-02-22 10:19:57
- Croatia is the latest country to accede to IMOs treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling the Hong Kong Convention. The Convention covers the design, construction, operation and maintenance of ships, and preparation for shipIMO2021-02-22 09:16:34
- Reduced limit on sulphur in marine fuel oil implemented smoothly through 2020. On 1 January 2020, new reduced limits on sulphur in fuel oil brought about a 70% cut in total sulphur oxide emissions from shipping, ushering in a new era of cleIMO2021-02-05 10:35:45
- Liberia finishes off 2020 as the worlds fastest growing flag State for the second year in a row. In late 2018 Liberia became the second largest flag State in the world, and since then, has continued to lead the world in fleet growth for twoxinde marine news2020-12-23 16:19:17
- IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has spoken out against no crew change clauses in charterparties, pointing out that such clauses exacerbate the dire situation of stranded seafarers and undermine the efforts undertaken to resolve the ongoingxinde marine news2020-12-22 11:51:35
- Draft new mandatory regulations to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). This builds on current mandatory energy efficiIMO2020-11-19 11:29:08
- The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis, but it may, in turn, affect ship safety and disrupt the global supply chain. At a virtual Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meeting on 16 November, , the IMO approved an MSC cxinde marine news2020-11-17 09:05:22
- In the upcoming months, there will be around 4000 appointments for the Biden-Harris team to make, 1212 of which will require a Senate confirmation. One of the less prominent roles is that of the US Shipping Administrator within the DepartmeForbes2020-11-10 09:50:18
- Four-year partnership will support GHG reduction training in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The Republic of Korea and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have signed an agreement to estIMO2020-10-30 10:39:29
- The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched a request for proposal (RFP) today for parties seeking to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker in the Port of Singapore. This follows from a recent announcement at the 21sxinde marine news2020-10-28 10:43:19
- IMO forges ahead with development of new short-term measures to implement GHG strategy. Draft new mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been agreed by an International Maritime Organization (IMO) working grouIMO2020-10-26 11:30:17
- BIMCO contracts are relied on throughout the shipping industry. The reliability and certainty that our standard forms provide can be undermined by fake copies that contain errors or even deliberate hidden changes to the wording. The objectixinde marine news2020-10-23 09:13:15
- Prize to be awarded to Mr. Peter Hinchliffe, former Secretary-General, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). The prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2019 is to be awarded to Mr. Peter Hinchliffe, former Secretary-General, InternIMO2020-10-22 11:45:52