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COPENHAGEN, July 8 - A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) has withdrawn its board member from industry organisation International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), partly over the trade associations stance on climate change, according to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

Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) Quarter 1 2022 results kickstarts the year, but seafarers are off to a rocky start. At an overall average score of 5.85/10, down from 6.41 in Q4 2021, it is the lowest level of satisfaction across 8 years of

IMO is assisting Namibias maritime administration to put in place a legal framework that gives full and complete effect to IMO instruments dealing with maritime security.A five-day workshop (20-24 June) hosted by the Namibian Directorate of

The drafting team tasked with updating BIMCOs 13 year old SHIPMAN shipmanagement agreement will begin by preparing a free standing clause addressing the shipmanagers role in complying with emissions trading systems such as the EU ETS. ETS i

Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)-78thsession, 6-10 June 2022 IMOs Marine Environment Protection Committee has reiterated its commitment to review and strengthen the IMO Initial Strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from s