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The latest Annual Report has been published by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) which sets outs all accidents and...

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA), the executive agency of the UK government responsible for the maritime sector, recently made the...

Yesterday, 08 June, marked World Oceans Day 2021 and the theme this year was "The Ocean: Life and livelihoods". The Secretary-General of...

Worldwide, companies are effected by the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic which has impacted their Just In Time logistics...

A joint bid for funding in order to develop a low carbon hydrogen supply to the Port of Immingham, the UK's largest port by tonnage, has...

There seems little doubt that shipping is approaching a paradigm shift in its adoption of digital technology. Electronic bills of lading,...

The Human Rights Due Diligence Tool has been launched by the UN. This is a joint initiative of the UN Global Compact, the Office of the...

Brexit, COVID and the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal have all played their part. On top of that, as the US and Europe start to exit...

The passenger vessel Viking Grace has completed a trial of the rotor sail technology developed by the clean tech company Norsepower. The...

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has built and delivered the first product tanker to receive the SILENT notation on their class...

On top of the daily challenges to shipping presented by geopolitical uncertainty, market volatility, the trade impact of Covid-19 and the...

Any fire on board a vessel is a major incident, regardless of the location of the vessel. However, most vessels are not navigating in the...

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a warning regarding an increase in the failures of anchor systems following...

She’s finally on the move!

Happily the “Ever Given” is now free from its temporary resting place in the Suez Canal and is being towed away...

Heavy vessel congestion continues in Brazil as ships looking to load soy and sugar fight for berthing slots, the fallout from the two...

Vessel owners, charterers, buyers and sellers will be anticipating significant delays at Newcastle and other Australian bulk export ports...