No safe transit through Strait of Hormuz: IMO Secretary-General
LONDON: IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called on all Member States to support efforts to address the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, where around 20,000 seafarers remain trapped and unable to leave. In
Conservation Groups Urge Governments to Reject Biofuels in Shipping Decarbonization Plans
As the International Maritime Organization negotiations open in London, a group of conservation organisations calls on governments to reject biofuels as a decarbonisation pathway for international shipping LONDON: As delegates convene on Monday at
KR publishes Guidance to Support Industry ahead of 2028 IGC Code Amendments
BUSAN: Korean Register (KR) has completed an impact assessment of the upcoming amendments to the International Code of the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) and published technical
Hormuz naval escorts will not ensure vessel transits through Hormuz: IMO head
LONDON: Naval escorts for oil tankers and other merchant vessels through the Strait of Hormuz have limited power to restore the free flow of shipping through the critical chokepoint, as they cannot eliminate risk,
IMO calls Extraordinary Council meeting to discuss situation in Middle East
LONDON: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will hold an Extraordinary Session of its Council to address the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Arabian Sea, the Sea of Oman and the
IMO Progress on Wind Propulsion Safety Framework signals major step forward for Maritime Decarbonisation
PORTSMOUTH: BAR Technologies welcomes theInternational Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decision to incorporate wind propulsion into its draft safety framework for greenhouse gas (GHG)-reducing technologies. The announcement follows the 12th session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on
SDC 12: Shipping Must Expedite Action on Underwater Noise – Clean Shipping Coalition
LONDON: As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 12) opened on Monday in London, the Clean Shipping Coalition called for member states to ensure that
Liberia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Panama continue to move forward with the International Flag-State Association
LONDON: The International Flag-State Association (IFA), an association of the world’s three largest registries, Liberia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Panama, has been meeting since 2021. IFA is the