Seafarers’ minimum wage law sets sail in UK
The Seafarers' Wages Act received Royal Assent on 23 March 2023 and is now law as part of the UK government's…
EU reached a deal on cleaner maritime fuels
Parliament and Council reached a deal on cleaner maritime fuels, asking to cut ship emissions by 2% as of 2025…
Union strike closes Germany’s Hamburg Port
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has closed the port to large ships because of a strike announced by the Verdi…
‘Tsunami’ of industrial action to hit oil and gas operators as 1400 offshore workers set to strike
Unite the union announced today (Monday 20 March) that major oil and gas operators in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS)…
100 audits completed under IMO Member State Audit Scheme
One hundred of IMO's 175 Member States and three associated Members have now been audited under IMO's Member State Audit…
Additional insurance premiums in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov reach 5% of a vessel cost
Additional insurance premiums in the Azov and Black seas reach 5% of a vessel cost, Alexey Karchiomov, Head of International…
Hutchison Ports announces investment of US$700 million in Egyptian port projects in Sokhna and B100
Hutchison Ports, the global port operator, has announced a significant investment in Ain Sokhna Port, Egypt’s major port, and B100,…
First cruise line to sail 100 million guests
Carnival Cruise Line has 100 million reasons to celebrate after announcing today it achieved a major milestone for the industry as…
Abuse and harassment among key challenges to seafarers’ mental health
As the world tries to recover from the effects of the recent pandemic, other key challenges to seafarers’ mental health…
World’s first cargo vessel equipped with ‘Wind Challenger’ hard sail
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. announced that a coal carrier equipped with Wind Challenger…
