Global treaty on fishing vessel safety to enter into force in 2027 :IMO
LONDON : Argentina accedes to the Cape Town Agreement, triggering its entry into force in 12 months. The 2012 Cape Town Agreement has met the requirements for entry into force and will enter into
Bravery Award winner pays poignant visit to IMO
LONDON : Seafarer Lee Tae-Young of the Republic of Korea formally received the 2025 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea from Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez, in an emotional meeting at IMO Headquarters in London.
IMO launches global campaign to put maritime “policy into practice”
LONDON: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has launched a two-year global initiative to promote the World Maritime Day theme for 2026-2027: ‘From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence’. In a video message marking the launch, IMO Secretary-General
More than 6,000 seafarers were left stranded in 2025 without pay or the prospect of returning home
The abandonment of seafarers hit record highs in 2025, prompting demands for governments to blacklist the worst-offending shipowners and their vessels. The sixth successive increase in ship abandonments affected 410 vessels and 6,223 seafarers,
Asia Regional PSC Training on MARPOL Annex V & Marine Litter – Kochi
KOCHI : The Mercantile Marine Department, Kochi and the Directorate General of Shipping are hosting the Asia Regional Port State Control (PSC) Training and Demonstration on MARPOL Annex V and Marine Litter from 10–12
IMO delay could spark fragmentation risks, warns EmissionLink
LONDON : Philippos Ioulianou, Managing Director of EmissionLink, has warned the IMO’s decision to delay its Net Zero Framework is creating a regulatory vacuum that threatens to fragment global shipping decarbonisation efforts. “What looks
HMM orders $2.8 billion fleet of LNG-fueled containerships and VLCCs
SEOUL : South Korean Shipping Line HMM has placed a KRW 4 trillion (US $2.814 billion) newbuilding order for vessels that will significantly expand its fleet portfolio. The order includes a dozen 13,000 TEU
International Chamber of Shipping disappointed that Member States have not been able to agree
LONDON : The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) comments following the conclusion of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Extraordinary Session of Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting held in London to discuss the Net-Zero