Panama Canal: Safe Boarding Week
Maritime Cook Islands (MCI), the Cook Islands Ship Registry, is seeking clarification regarding its abrupt removal from the Registry Information Sharing Compact (RISC) database. MCI was informed on May 8,…
Guidelines for the Safe Transfer Using Pilot Ladders,Gangways or Combination Ladder by Indian Maritime Administration
Director General of Shipping of India issued Circular 09/2025 after investigation of the two unfortunate incidents occurred in the recent past at Ulsan Anchorage (South Korea) and Port Said (Egypt)…
Revised Maritime Traffic Regulations for the Turkish Straits
As of February 1, 2025, the following regulations are entering into force for vessels transiting the Turkish Straits: 1. Passages will be cancelled for vessels found to have pilot ladders…
AMSA: Master & Company Convicted Over Pilot Ladder Failure
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP), on behalf of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), has successfully prosecuted a ship’s master and shipping company, following a serious accident involving…
Pilot Injured due Gangway Failure-Court Orders Vessel Arrest
Vessel JIN HAI HUA/IMO 9591026 was at berth at Deendayal Port Jetty and was to sail on 04.03.2024 and pilot proceeded to board the vessel in afternoon on 04.03.2024 and…