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…

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a new International Code of Safety for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS Code) to support the safe integration of AI-enabled and remotely operated…

Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing an “Introduction to the Office of Foreign Assets Control” guide, to provide U.S and foreign persons…

A new web page is now available that consolidates Seaway speed restrictions in a single location. The page provides an at-a-glance overview of current speed restrictions, meet restrictions, and identified…

The U.S. Coast Guard has published the revised Commercial Vessel Compliance Work Instruction, CVC-WI-021(3), which implements the Performance-Driven Certificate of Compliance (COC) Examination Schedule, a new framework that modernizes the…

French Navy took control of vessel M/T Tagore on 31st May 2026. The vessel was in Atlantic Ocean, more than 400nm of W. Brittany, France. The reasons for this seizure…