The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that it will be revising guidelines from 2014 that apply to commercial ships, with the aim of reducing the level of underwater noise which, it said threatened the…
With the February 5th deadline looming for the setting of a price cap on oil products being exported from Russia via ships with any connection to the EU, the European Commission was reported to be…
The storms along the Pacific coast in Asia last week not only caused the loss of the Jin Tian (see above story) and the grounding of general cargo ship Xin Hai Zhou 2 (IMO 9507104)…
The death toll after the sinking of general cargo ship Jin Tian (IMO 9578713) in icy waters on January 25th has climbed by two to eight. The dead included six Chinese sailors, according to the…
Research finds revenue from Russian fossil fuels fell below pre-invasion levels for first time in October Nearly half of Russian seaborne crude shipments were carried in European-owned tankers in October in a sign of the…
Pundits say a modest increase seems likely after a year of zero claims on the $3.1bn arrangement Shipowners seem likely to be faced with a modest increase in their contributions to the International Group of…
The Black Sea grain Initiative, that was set to expire this Saturday, is extended for 120 days. "I welcome the agreement by all parties to continue the Black Sea grain initiative to facilitate the safe…
The international case involving oil carrier Heroic Idun (IMO 9858058) shows no sign of calming down, with Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria standing by their line that the crew were effectively pirates and the West African…
Oil products tanker Pacific Zircon (IMO 9539573) was struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman late on Tuesday November 15th local time, amid heightened tension with Iran. The tanker is associated with…
Iran confirmed yesterday the release of two Greek tankers that it seized in May, while at the same time Athens has let a detained Iranian-flagged tanker leave its waters. The Greek shipping ministry confirmed the…
