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,
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
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
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
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
LONDON : A week of tension and uncertainty has drawn to a close at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) , ending with a delay for shipping decarbonisation and the future of our planet. With
SINGAPORE : Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (“Yang Ming”) signed a shipbuilding contract with Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. (“Hanwha Ocean”) for seven 16,000 TEU class LNG dual-fuel container vessels. The contract was signed by
LONDON: The Maritime Just Transition Task Force (MJTTF) has Wednesday (17 September) released industry-first training frameworks designed to facilitate the development of training programmes for seafarers for working on ships powered by ammonia, methanol and hydrogen.
COPENHAGEN : Mis-declaring weight of cargo in a container will now attract charges of $5,000 from the Danish shipping major Maersk. The charges will be $15,000 for dangerous goods mis-declaration violation. Weight mis-declaration is
LONDON: Lloyd’s Register (LR) has announced an update to its Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, introducing new technical notations that formalise standards for wind propulsion systems and ergonomic design. The changes, which