Suez Canal: Rebate for Container Vessel
Suez Canal authority released a Circular No. (3/2025) announcing 15 % rebate to the Container vessels transiting the Suez Canal. As per the circular due to the request and improved…
Container Vessel Vantage Detained and Crew in Custody for Drug Haul Onboard
Container Vessel M/V Vantage, IMO: 9628192 was detained for having 720 kg of cocaine at Busan, South Korea on 10 May 2025. The information was provided by U.S. Drug Enforcement…
LRIT Annual Conformance Test Mandatory for CSR Amendment for Panama Flag Vessel
Panama Maritime Authority revised MMC 183 which deals with CSR for the vessel. As per the revised circular changes has been made in following section of the circular. There is…
Port Security Level Changes in Russian Baltic Sea Ports
Ministry of Transport (Russia) issued notification on 07th May 2025 that in accordance SOLAS Chapter XI-2 and ISPS Code the security level is raised to Level 2 in the following…
Security Advisory for Liberian Flag Vessel
Liberian Maritime Authority issued Security advisory advicing all Liberian Flag vessels transiting the North Eastern Arabian Sea and ports in India and Pakistan should implement measures equivalent to security level…
Iranian Navy Seizes Two Vessel for Smuggling Oil
Tug/Supply Vessel Sea Ranger, IMO: 7230410 and Tug Salama carrying 1.5 million litres of smuggled fuel, were stopped and seized by the Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…
Seafarers Recognised as Key Workers
Landmark changes to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) mean seafarers are officially recognised as ‘key workers’ by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Seafarers’ Group at the ILO led by…
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…
Guidelines for Fair Treatment of Detained Seafarers
Joint ILO-IMO Tripartite Working Group (JTWG) adopted the guidelines for fair treatment of detained seafarers. These guidelines, developed during the JTWG’s third meeting in November 2024, aim to address the…
Best Management Practice for Maritime Security
Various industry organisation has published the first edition of BMP Maritime Security. BMP Maritime Security is an interactive online publication, that consolidates previously published regional publications into a single, comprehensive…