France has signed the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC-JA), a regional initiative to combat piracy, armed robbery against ships and other illicit maritime activities in the…
The speed restriction on Lake St. Louis has been revised to better account for vessel draft. In addition to the speed limits outlined in the Seaway Practices & Procedures Schedule…
The Panama Ship Registry, the world’s leading flagging authority with over 8,700 vessels registered, celebrated in South Korea, 108 years of service, reaffirming its strategic presence in Asia—a region that…
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) participated in the 36th Meeting of the Port State Control Committee of the Memorandum of Understanding of Tokyo (Tokyo MOU), held in Hong Kong, China,…
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is aware of a collision between the Singapore-registered passenger ferry, Horizon 9 and the Marshall Islands-registered tanker, La Digue on 10 November…
ITF condemns forced disembarkation of fishers being held in Bushehr, Iran. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) demands immediate action to resolve the abandonment of two Ethiopian fishers who faced…
The ABS Board of Directors has elected John McDonald as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ABS at a board meeting on November 11. In the culmination of…
After a promising upward trajectory in mid-2025, the Q3 Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) data and responses provide a stark reality check, as the average score has fallen to 7.05/10, a…
The Port State Control Committee, governing body of the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region (Tokyo MOU), held its 36th meeting in Hong Kong, China,…
Container vessel “Kyparissia” caught fire while she was discharging the cargo. It is said that fire followed a explosion around noon time today. This incident highlights the dangers of fires…
