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Panama, Japan Sign Bilateral Agreement On Seafarers Certification Recognition
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT) have signed a Bilateral Cooperation Agreement concerning the mutual recognition of training and certification under…
UAE Endorses Croatian Registry Of Shipping For Vessels Survey
The Maritime Administration at the United Arab Emirates' UAE's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding MOU with the Croatian Register of Shipping (CRS), to issue maritime statutory certificates…
MV Ever Forward Refloats After 35 Days Aground
The Motor Vehicle Ever Forward has been refloated after a 35-day salvage operation and offloading of 500 containers.
The 12,000 teu Ever Forward was successfully refloated on Sunday morning having been grounded since…
Human Right Group Says Attacks On Ships, Seafarers In Ukraine Are War Crimes
The Human Rights at Sea (HRAS), has declared that the indiscriminate shelling of merchant ships and their seafarers in ports and offshore Ukraine constitute war crimes.
Recall that some 1,000 seafarers on 100 international…
IMO, ILO Make Case For 1,000 Seafarers Trapped In Ukraine
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have called for urgent action to protect 1,000 crew trapped in Ukraine ports.
This is coming six weeks into the war in…
BLACK SEA : Ship Insurance Rates Continue To Soar Amid Danger In Commercial Shipping
The costs of insuring merchant ships sailing to ports in the Black Sea has spiraled out of control, becoming a huge potential impediment to the movement of Russian cargoes from the region.
Underwriters are charging as much as…
IMO Launches e-Learning Platform
The International Maritime Organization IMO has included e-learning to its portfolio of services.
The first free to access course was launched during an online event on Thursday, in the margin of its Pollution Prevention and…
Maersk Tops Reefers Global Rankings Ahead Of MSC
Even as Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) continues to stretch its lead over Maersk line in the containership total capacity stakes, the Danish carrier remains at the top of the rankings in terms of reefer space.
According…
UKRAINE INVASION: Spain Seizes Russian Oligarch’s Superyacht On Behalf Of United States
Spanish authorities have seized a luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russia oligarch Viktor Vekselberg at the request of the United States.
The seizure marks the first instance of the United States seizing an asset belonging to a…
Russian Ship Owners Switch Flag Registry , As 18 Merchant Vessels Dump Flag In March
Sequel to the increasing regulatory barriers and public-relations challenges, some Russian shipowners appear to be switching away from the Russian flag registry.
According to Reuters, multiple bunkering firms are no longer…