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International Maritime

Philippines To Ban Deployment Of Seafarers In Hormuz, Other High Risk Gulf

In a dramatic policy shift following deadly attacks on commercial shipping, the Philippines is moving to temporarily ban the deployment of its seafarers...

International Maritime

Somali Pirates Strike Twice In One Week, Amid Regional Chaos

Commercial shipping faces a renewed Somali piracy crisis, with two vessels hijacked in under a week and urgent warnings from United Kingdom Maritime...

International Maritime

MSC Proposes Using Cruise Ships To Evacuate Stranded Seafarers From Persian Gulf

MSC Cruises has proposed using its idle cruise ships in the Persian Gulf to help evacuate thousands of stranded seafarers caught in the...

International Maritime

IMO Canvasses Coordinated Action To Evacuate 20,000 Stranded Seafarers In Persian Gulf

  In a stark evaluation of the escalating crisis, the International Maritime Organisation IMO, Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez warned that around 20,000 seafarers remain...

International Maritime

IMO Declares 20,000 Seafarers Stranded in Persian Gulf Amid Deadly Strait Of Hormuz Attacks On Vessels

By Roland Ekama  The Secretary-General, International Maritime Organisation IMO Arsenio Dominguez has condemned a deadly attack on a vessel in the Strait of...