OCIMF launches Focused Inspection Campaign on ship hardening to strengthen onboard security defences
LONDON: Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has launched a Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) under its SIRE 2.0 tanker inspection programme aimed at reinforcing maritime security readiness across the global tanker fleet. The initiative
23 Indian crew rescued after LPG Carrier catches fire off Yemen coast ; 2 still missing
YEMEN : 23 Indian crew members onboard MV Falcon, which caught fire and was adrift off the Yemen coast following an explosion, have been rescued and safely handed over to the Djiboutian Coast Guard.
Campaigners urge the IMO to keep Biofuels out of the Net-Zero Framework
Biofuelwatch, Forest Watch Indonesia and Global Forest Coalition are calling the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to exclude harmful biofuels from compliance with the Net-Zero Framework. Last week, during the Extraordinary Session of the Marine
New guidance provides industry-first roadmap for nuclear-powered shipping
LONDON: Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published Navigating Nuclear Energy in Maritime, a new guidance document providing the first roadmap for the safe and responsible use of nuclear technology in commercial shipping and offshore industries. As
Trump says Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil
WASHINGTON : President Donald Trump has said Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil, as the US seeks to put economic pressure on the Kremlin as part of
Global Shipping faces Decisive Moment at IMO’s MEPC ES.2
LONDON: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) kicked off its second extraordinary meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC ES.2) on Tuesday, with Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez highlighting the critical need to lock in mandatory
US sanctions over 50 firms, including Indian Nationals, over Iran oil trade
WASHINGTON : The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against more than 50 individuals, entities, and vessels for facilitating Iranian oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sales
ABB’s automation and electrification technology to support floating green ammonia production vessel…
COPENHAGEN : ABB has signed a term sheet agreement with SwitcH2 to engineer and supply automation and electrification solutions for SwitcH2’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit dedicated to producing green ammonia from