By signing the Sustainable Ocean Principles MSC reaffirms its commitment to ocean sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 14 (Life below water). As announced by the United Nations Global Compact at the UN Ocean C

Globally, less than 2% of world trade is carried on electronic bills of lading. This is partly due to lack of open standards and interoperability. To help increase adoption of digital trade documents in shipping, BIMCO has published an elec

MARPOL at 50 Our commitment goes on has been selected as the upcoming theme for the International Maritime Organizations 2023 World Maritime Theme, which will culminate in a World Maritime Day celebration on 28 September next year. The them

Mr. Bo Xu, Chief Officer of the oil tanker Jian Qiao 502, is to receive the 2022 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, in recognition of his bravery, determination and endurance when rescuing two individuals in a liferaft near Zhifu Bay

General cargo ship CHANG HE reportedly sank in Indian ocean off eastern Somalia coast, on Jul 15 or 14. 12 crew abandoned the ship, no news on rescue yet. Understood tanker HAFNIA BEIJING (IMO 9856634) interrupted her voyage from Turkey to

A CMA CGM-operated containership has apparently suffered a container loss while crossing the Indian Ocean although the company is yet to provide details. CMA CGM only acknowledged that theAPL Vanda, a 13,892 TEU containership operating betw

The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 project has launched a series of roundtables on the creation of National Action Plans(NAPs) to address GHG emissions from shipping, with the first event held in collaboration with the Government of Kenya on 12

Transport Canada has issued a new Ship Safety Bulletin No.15/2022 which clarifies the vessel requirements under the Interim Order for the Protection of the Killer Whale in the waters of southern British Columbia. This replaces Ship Safety B

COPENHAGEN, July 8 - A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) has withdrawn its board member from industry organisation International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), partly over the trade associations stance on climate change, according to the companys w

11 July 2022, London/Abuja - The Government of Nigeria and a coalition of global shipping stakeholders have launched a new strategy to end piracy, armed robbery, and kidnapping in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). The strategy establishes a mechani

International Maritime Organization (IMO) representatives at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal (27 June to 1 July 2022) have highlighted the Organizations ongoing commitment to preserving the worlds ocean and combating

The MV Portland Bay, a 28,446-dwt handysize bulk carrier owned by Hong Kongs Pacific Basin and flagged in the territory, became stranded off the Sydney coast, Australia on Monday (4 July). According to the latest intelligence issued by the

On June 28, the worlds first MSI Shipping Outlook Forum was successfully held at Maxwell Chambers in Singapore, with representatives from the Singapore government, financial institutions, ship owners, shipyards, brokers, investors, insuranc

During the past 25 years, Hong Kongs status as a global trade and shipping center has been through both ups and downs, but the city has repeatedly reemerged with the strong support from the Chinese mainland. In the process of becoming an in

Early June 2022, representatives of shipping companies and Customs authorities from across the globe came together to discuss ways to step up the fight against drug trafficking. The Conference was organized by the World Shipping Council (WS