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InterManager Calls for Action on Seafarer Criminalisation

  InterManager urges shipping industry colleagues to report criminalization incidents to address unfair treatment of seafarers globally. The Association is compiling statistics on incidents...

Smooth Transition: NMA’s Plan for February 2025 Changes

Norwegian ships of 300 gross tonnage and above must have approved insurance for wreck removal and obtain a Wreck Removal Certificate. Due to...

New BWM Record-Keeping Standards Take Effect in 2025

  The updated format includes detailed entries for standard operations, system failures, and ballast tank cleaning. Must meet IMO performance standards outlined in Resolution...

VLCC and Suezmax Markets Struggle Amid Weak Q4 Demand

   Q4 2024 VLCC freight rates on the WAF-Far East route fell to a 14-month low due to weak Chinese demand, OPEC+ production cuts,...

Hostage Risks Surge Amid Stable Maritime Piracy Trends in 2024

  IMB reported 116 piracy and armed robbery incidents in 2024, similar to 2023 and 2022, but hostage cases surged from 73 in 2023...

Lessons Learned: Hot Work Safety & Lockout/Tagout Programs

A recent marine casualty, resulting in a fire and severe injuries to two crewmembers, highlights the risks associated with Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), performing...

Bibby Marine Signs Contract with Armon Shipyard for eCSOV

Bibby Marine has signed a new shipbuilding contract with shipyard Armon, to build its innovative electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV), reads an official...

RMI: Essential Precautions for Indian Ocean Operations

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator has issued an alert highlighting the resurgence of Somali-based piracy in the Indian Ocean to...

LR Grants AiP for First Vacuum-insulated Large-scale LH₂ Tank

Lloyd's Register has awarded AiP to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. for its pioneering vacuum-insulated large-scale liquid hydrogen (LH₂) tank...

Bulgarian Shipowners Association Joins ECSA Membership

The Bulgarian Shipowners Association (BSA) becomes the 22nd member of ECSA, further expanding the organisation's network, reads an ECSA release. “We are proud to welcome...