AMSA: Marine Notice on Sanction Laws
AMSA has published Marine Notice 01/2025 reminding those who own, operate or are on board Australian ships, about offences under Australian sanction laws. It presents information prepared by the Australian…
Visa Exemption for Indian Seafarers for Joining Vessel at Malta
DG Shipping of India has issued a circular to inform the stakeholders of the recent update communicated by the High Commission of the Republic of Malta concerning visa requirements for…
Four Crude Oil Tanker & Owners Sanctioned by OFAC
In another crackdown on oil tankers alleged to be transporting Iranian oil, OFAC has added four crude oil tanker and its owners in SDN list on 16th April 2025. In…
OFAC: Sanction Advisory for Mitigating Iranian Oil Sanctions Evasion
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing this update to aSeptember 2019 advisory to assist the global shipping and maritime industry in identifying…
Stateless, Sanctioned Vessel Kiwala Detained by Estonia
Estonian Defence Forces has detailed vessel Kiwala (IMO 9332810), crude oil tanker, Voff Rohuneeme and vessel has anchored in Muuga Bay. The authorities claim it stateless & under sanctions and…
St. Lawrence Seaways: Anchor Marking Buoy
St Lawrence Seaway has issued Seaway Notice no 10 of 2025, reminding of regulation no. 14 of our Seaway Practices & Procedures that requires ships to have their anchors cleared…
Apportionment of Liability in Case X-Press Mahanada v Burgan (Cockerill J)
The case concerned a collision between the Claimants’ container ship, X-PRESS MAHANADA (XPM), and the Defendants’ tanker, BURGAN, in the Karnaphuli River near Chattogram, Bangladesh. The collision occurred at the…
USCG Policy Change for Foreign Flagged Vessels Transiting in the Great Lakes Region
The U.S. Coast Guard is making a policy change that will allow the issuance of Captain of the Port (COTP) orders to direct vessel movements (e.g., to anchor, delay transit)…
USCG: Interim Guidance Related to Oil Record Book
The Coast Guard recently released Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) 03-25: Interim Guidance Related to U.S. Oil Record Book (CG-4602A). This bulletin notified the maritime industry of a misprint contained…
Owner, Operator and 28 Oil Tankers Sanctioned by OFAC
On 10th April 2025, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian national Jugwinder Singh Brar (Brar), who owns multiple…