MARPOL Annex VI: Mediterranean Sea Emission Control Area
Mediterranean Sea Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides and particular matter – designation of Mediterranean Sea, as a whole, as an Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides and Particular Matter,under…
AMSA Annual Inspections Report Provides Safety Snapshot of Vessels in Australia
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has released its Inspections Annual Report, highlighting a significant increase in maritime safety regulatory activity. The Inspections Annual Report covers AMSA’s inspection activities on…
USCG: Guidance Regarding Devices that Alter Maneuvering Characteristics of Ships
On 10 April 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Design and Engineering Standards (CG-ENG) published Policy Letter 01-24, Guidance Regarding Devices that Alter Maneuvering Characteristics of Ships to Ensure…
One Month of M.V. Dali Incident
One month has passed since the Singaporean-flagged container vessel M/V DALI allided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which connects Hawkins Point and Dundalk, Maryland, resulting in the bridge’s collapse…
Revised BDN Format wef 01st May 2024
As per MEPC RESOLUTION MEPC.362(79), adopted on 16th Dec 2022 will come into effect from 01st May 2024. Appendix V of MARPOL Annex 6 has been revised. Following new item…
OFAC Again Sanctions Vessels and Operators
Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned over one dozen entities, individuals, and vessels that have played a central role in facilitating and financing the…
Panama Canal Announces New Measures Regarding Number of Transits and Maximum Draft
he Panama Canal Authority has unveiled a series of measures aimed at optimizing transit operations while ensuring safe navigation through the waterway. Scheduled maintenance work at the Gatun Locks, set…
Newman Reef navigation aid refurbishment enhances safety in Torres Strait
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has completed a major $1.2 million refurbishment of the remote Newman Reef aid to navigation (AtoN), located north-east of Thursday Island (Waiben) in the…
St. Lawrence Seaway Notice on AIS
Mariners are reminded that the computation of AIS position reports must use a Satellite BasedAugmentation System (SBAS) as per the requirements described in 20.(2)(f) of the Seaway Handbook Practices and…
Hijacked Vessel Abdullah Released by Somali Pirates
Bulk carrier Abdullah (IMO: 9745598, 32714 gt, built 2015) was reported under attack by pirates in the vicinity of position 01 27 00N, 054 53 00E, about 550 nautical miles…