The Coast Guard Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (CG-OES) has published Marine Safety Information Bulletin 06-26 Commercial Diving – USCG/OSHA Casualty Reporting Requirements. This MSIB summarizes the reporting requirements…

1. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) at its 111th session (13 to 22 May 2026) approved the Revised Emergency Response Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods (EMS Guide) vide MSC.1/Circ.1588/Rev.4…

1. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), at its 111th session held from 13 to 22 May 2026, approved the Revised Procedure for Responding to DSC Distress Alerts by Ships vide…

1. Reference is made to SOLAS Regulations V/19.2.1.4 and V/27, which provide the following requirements in respect of nautical charts and nautical publications carried on board ships: a. SOLAS Regulation…

The Marine Incident Annual Report 2025 analyses marine incidents across domestic commercial vessels (DCVs), foreign-flagged vessels (FFVs) and regulated Australian vessels (RAVs), identifying trends across the entire fleet over the…

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has appointed experienced maritime leader Greg Witherall as Executive Director Operations, effective immediately. A Master Mariner with more than 30 years’ experience across the…

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that it will impose conditions of entry on vessels arriving from the Republic of Haiti and has issued a Port Security Advisory (PSA 3-26). Federal…

At a public sitting held today, the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea formed to deal with The M/T “Heroic Idun” (No. 2) Case…

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has published its latest update to its WSC Dual-Fuel Fleet Dashboard, which tracks the global liner shipping industry’s investment in vessels capable of running on…

The 2010 HNS Convention establishes the first international compensation regime for accidents involving hazardous and noxious substances carried by sea. The International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in…