Maritime safety
IMO Launches A Year Of Action For Seafarers
The World Maritime Theme for 2021 is dedicated to seafarers, highlighting their central role in the future of shipping.IMO has...
WEEKLY MARINE INCIDENTS
MAERSK Mega Container Ship Broke Down In Vung Tau Fairway, VietnamContainer ship MAERSK ESSEX suffered engine failure while proceeding in...
EU Shipping Industry Welcomes Launch Of Security Concept In Gulf Of Guinea; Highlights Severity Of Piracy Threat
The European shipping industry welcomes the EU’s political commitment to a first pilot of the new Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP)...
Naval War College Graduates 25 Command Level Officers’ In Calabar
.The Command Level Officers Course 4 who graduated from the Naval War College last week The Naval War College Nigeria says...
Q3 2020 Maritime Insurance Market Update
‘Clients, advisors and insurers are in the same boat.’ Effective cooperation is necessary to keep risks manageable and affordable. Erwin...
Nigeria’s Navy To Toughen Punishment For Collusion With Kidnappers
The Nigeria navy said that it has plans to strengthen its measures to root out and punish personnel who collude...
WEEKLY GLOBAL MARITIME INCIDENTS
Hapag-Lloyd Container Ship Lost Anchor After Blackout, Barely Avoided CollisionContainer ship MONTREAL EXPRESS suffered a blackout in Elbe shortly after...
Eagle Bulk Ship Escapes Pirate Attack In Gulf Of Guinea
A bulk carrier belonging to NASDAQ-listed Eagle Bulk Shipping is reported safe and its crew unharmed after a pirate attack...
Shipping Needs To Raise Its Cyber Game —Expert
The shipping industry is lagging behind other industrial sectors in the all-important field of cyber security. Ben Densham, Chief Technology...
IMO Hails ‘Extremely Smooth’ IMO 2020 Transition
Some observers have compared IMO2020- the restrictions on sulfur in marine fuels which took effect on Jan 1, 2020 -with...
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