Mediterranean Sea becomes a SOx ECA from 1 May 2025
From today, amendments to MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 14.3.5, as amended by IMO Resolution MEPC.361(79), will prohibit ships operating within the Mediterranean Sea ECA from using fuel oils with a…
Adani Ports: Revised Fuel Surcharge on Pilotage
Adani Ports has published a trade notice on 15th April 2024 which also came into effect from same date on Revised Fuel Surcharge. With reference to the Circular no: GPL/DEC/2024-25/01…
Annual Report 2024 of Indian Ocean MOU
India Ocea MOU on PSC has released its annual report for 2024 which also marks 25th anniversary on Indian Ocean MOU. A total of 5,334 inspections were carried out in…
Dampier Port Requirement for LNG / Alternate / Dual Fueled Vessels
Dampier port has issued Marine notice 10/2025, the purpose of this Marine Notice (NTM) is to inform the vessel operators, agents and terminals of Pilbara Ports requirements regarding the fuel…
Enclosed Space Fatalities – A United Industry Response
The fourth Enclosed Space Entry – Joint Industry Workshop took place at OCIMF’s London office on 27 March 2025. The cross-industry working group drawn from leading maritime organisations gathered to…
BIMCO and ASBA Publish Updated Oil Tanker Charter Party
BIMCO and the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents (USA) Inc. (ASBA) have revised ASBATANKVOY, the only dedicated tanker form not associated with an oil major. The updated version of…
USCG: PSC 2024 Annual Report
The Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance is pleased to announce the release of the U.S. Port State Control Annual Report for 2024. This marks another year of PSC…
US Treasury Targets Vessels Delivering Oil to the Houthis
WASHINGTON – Today 28th April , the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting three vessels and their owners for providing support to Ansarallah, commonly…
Speed Restriction Measures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for Protecting the North Atlantic Right Whale
Transport Canada has issued Safety Bulletin 04/2025 which replaces the SSB 10/2024, this bulletin describes the speed and navigational restriction zones that vessels must follow in the Gulf of St.…
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)…