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…
NYK Concludes Contract for Construction & Charter of Dual-fuel Methanol VLCC
On April 4th, NYK concluded a contract for the construction and charter of a very large crude oil carrier (VLCC) (hereafter, the “Vessel”) equipped with a main engine that can…
IACS Publishes 2024 Annual Review, Safety First
IACS, the membership organisation for the world’s leading classification societies, has published its 2024 Annual Review, which highlights the central role played by IACS in supporting safety standards in global…
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…
IG Club: Guidance on carriage of Direct Reduced Iron－DRI (D)
Various forms of Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) are described in the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code. With the 2025 amendment to the IMSBC Code, DRI (D) has been…
Black Sea MOU: Preliminary Result of the CIC on Crew Wages & SEA (MLC)
From 1 September 2024 to 30 November 2024, the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Black Sea Region (BS MoU) carried out a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC)…
IOMOU: PSC Data Sharing for Non-member Flag States and Recognised Organization
This may be noted that due to the increasing importance of the availability of reliable data for the parties in the maritime industry and also to cope up with the…