Dear Editor of Lanka News Web, We refer to your article published on 9 December titled “Why Singapore Resists Paying Compensation for the MV X-Press Pearl Disaster”. Several parts of…
MAIB have published accident investigation report into the fall from a pilot ladder resulting in the death of a pilot while attempting to board the cargo vessel Finnhawk from the…
From January 19th to 21st, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), through the General Directorate of Merchant Marine (DGMM), in coordination with specialized entities, carried out a technical and operational exchange…
Nautilus Federation affiliates in the United States have joined a broader coalition of American trade unions in urging Congress to require that any crude oil imported from Venezuela is carried…
19th January 2026 RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS – Maritime Cook Islands (MCI), the Cook Islands Ship Registry, is issuing a formal clarification regarding inaccurate reporting concerning the vessel Min Hang (IMO:…
Panama Maritime Authority revised MMC -217 which relates to STS and its reporting requirement. New Paragraph 7.4 has been added to the circular. Paragraph 7.4 states It is strictly prohibited…
The Administration of the Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR) hereby advises all stakeholders of its transition to the issuance of statutory certificates in electronic format and the mandatory implementation of…
The Office of the Maritime Administrator, Vanuatu International Shipping Registry (VISR), hereby informs all stakeholders that, in order to capture and reflect the requirements introduced by the Maritime Labour Convention,…
USCG issued Safety Alert 003/26 for the immersion suit inspections & maintenance. U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) inspectors frequently find immersion suit defects caused by adhesive failures between the main zipper…
The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has received a report of an accident involving personal injury during the use of a palletising machine on a factory trawler, where the removal of…
