A Chinese chief officer has been honoured by the International Maritime Organization for a harrowing rescue of two sailors stuck on a sinking lifeboat.
Bo Xu…
Industry partners could still do more to ensure the safety of crews, says INTERCARGO, as it has submitted its latest Bulk Carrier Casualty Report to…
A NEW treaty under the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) will impose further administration and regulatory measures on the shipping industry,…
Following a competitive selection process, Professor Norman A. Martínez Gutiérrez has been appointed to succeed Professor David Attard as the new Director of the IMO…
Past reporting of inspections carried out has been sparse. In welcoming the IMO’s revised guidelines for inspections, the international freight transport insurer TT Club exhorts…
IMO has received an additional US$2.0 million donation to its 'Delivering Strategy and Reform – Voyage Together' multi-donor trust fund (VTTF). The VTTF promotes the effective…
LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower.
Faced with uncertainty about…
Strengthening port security is the focus of a workshop underway in Hammamet, Tunisia (4-8 July). Thirty-six participants from Tunisia’s Ministry of Transport, Port Authority, stevedoring companies,…
Brazil is the latest country to benefit from IMO's work promoting good governance practice in the maritime sector to support sustainable development. A National Workshop…
(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The shipping industry is currently in an ongoing transition towards decarbonization. Many market actors are accentuating their focus on modern and greener ship designs,…