WHEN DEREGULATION PUTS THE PUBLIC AND INDUSTRY AT RISK: THE CASE AGAINST COMPETITION IN MARITIME PILOTAGE The International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) is calling attention to the consequences of deregulation…

Freedom of navigation is a fundamental right for all merchant ships, and it must be upheld. Attacks on shipping put lives, trade, and ships at risk — as seen in…

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling on governments to take immediate, concrete and concerted action to protect seafarers, following the 36th extraordinary session of the International Maritime Organization…

Please be advised that the Seaway is implementing a revised process for bunkering and/or the transfer of soluble chemicals or sludge. Effective this 2026 navigation season, bunkering and the transfer…

In addition to the speed limits outlined in the Seaway Practices & Procedures Schedule II – Table of Speeds, additional speed restrictions are also in effect in the MLO section.…

Norwegian Maritime Authority has issued Safety Notice 02/2026 which replaces SM 2 – 2013. The NMA has been made aware of a significant increase in the marketing, sale, and installation…

IMO Council condemns attacks on merchant ships and urges international coordination to safeguard civilian shipping, during extraordinary session in London The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has strongly…

From 1 September 2025 to 30 November 2025, the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Black Sea Region (BS MoU) carried out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC)…

The Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management was carried out in the Indian Ocean MOU region between 1 September 2025 and 30 November 2025. The CIC was aimed…

The Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on aspects of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM) 2004 was carried out by the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia…