Ukraine is preparing to start grain exports via the Black Sea ports this week under the grain deal signed last week in Trkiye, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. Speaking at a media briefing aired on the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministrys

RESUMPTIONOFSHIPINSPECTIONFORTHEISSUANCEOFSHIPSANITATION CERTIFICATE (SSC) 1.Witheffectfrom1August2022,theNationalEnvironmentAgency,PortHealth Section will resume ship inspection services for the issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificate (SSC

An historic deal to resume grain exportfrom Ukraine via the Black Sea has brought hope for Turkeys shipping industry, as the country has witnessed a significantly shrunk shipping business since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis. Considerin

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim on Friday (22 July) welcomed the signing of an agreement between, the Russian Federation, Trkiye, Ukraine and the United Nations to establish a humanitarian maritime corridor to allow ships to export critica

The Information Fusion Centre (IFC), a regional Maritime Security (MARSEC) centre hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), has recently released its IFC bridge card. It provides a quick reference guide to ship master and crew, on IFC

42 incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia reported to ReCAAP ISC from January to June 2022 11% increase of incidents compared to same period in 2021 The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) has released its Half Yearly Report 2

By signing the Sustainable Ocean Principles MSC reaffirms its commitment to ocean sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 14 (Life below water). As announced by the United Nations Global Compact at the UN Ocean C

Globally, less than 2% of world trade is carried on electronic bills of lading. This is partly due to lack of open standards and interoperability. To help increase adoption of digital trade documents in shipping, BIMCO has published an elec

MARPOL at 50 Our commitment goes on has been selected as the upcoming theme for the International Maritime Organizations 2023 World Maritime Theme, which will culminate in a World Maritime Day celebration on 28 September next year. The them

Mr. Bo Xu, Chief Officer of the oil tanker Jian Qiao 502, is to receive the 2022 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, in recognition of his bravery, determination and endurance when rescuing two individuals in a liferaft near Zhifu Bay

General cargo ship CHANG HE reportedly sank in Indian ocean off eastern Somalia coast, on Jul 15 or 14. 12 crew abandoned the ship, no news on rescue yet. Understood tanker HAFNIA BEIJING (IMO 9856634) interrupted her voyage from Turkey to

A CMA CGM-operated containership has apparently suffered a container loss while crossing the Indian Ocean although the company is yet to provide details. CMA CGM only acknowledged that theAPL Vanda, a 13,892 TEU containership operating betw

The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 project has launched a series of roundtables on the creation of National Action Plans(NAPs) to address GHG emissions from shipping, with the first event held in collaboration with the Government of Kenya on 12

Transport Canada has issued a new Ship Safety Bulletin No.15/2022 which clarifies the vessel requirements under the Interim Order for the Protection of the Killer Whale in the waters of southern British Columbia. This replaces Ship Safety B

COPENHAGEN, July 8 - A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) has withdrawn its board member from industry organisation International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), partly over the trade associations stance on climate change, according to the companys w