This year, IMO is focusing its Day of the Seafarer spotlight on harassment, a perennial - and often hidden - challenge of life at sea. Harassment affects one out of every four seafarers at some point in their careers, according to the Global Maritime Forum,...
Gulf war risk premiums double but softening now expected | Tanker stocks plunge after Trump’s ceasefire message | Pacific Basin...
This year's Day of the Seafarer celebration is focused on reducing harassment at sea, a challenge of the seafaring life since the days of sail - present on countless ships, often undiscussed, often invisible to shoreside personnel. Though ubiquitous and discouraging, harassment is far from...
Caution, U-turns and rising rates, but tanker traffic continues largely unscathed for now | China orders fleet to report Hormuz...
[By Sheridan Ward] What happens when a country ceases to exist? Where do its people go, who no longer have a citizenship to protect them? Statelessness usually follows conflict, or the dissolution or unification of a country, such as occurred with the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, South...
Tanker execs lay out Strait of Hormuz scenarios as spot rates double | Russia redraws territorial waters baseline in Baltic...
[By: Birdon] Today, Birdon announced it has started construction on the first new Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC), a critical milestone in achieving the U.S. Coast Guard’s goal to recapitalize the aging Inland Waterways fleet. Birdon has made significant proactive investments in engineering, design, facilities, equipment, and workforce...
IMO members have hailed progress on fighting piracy and armed robbery, but incident data and reporting are imperfect and challenges...
Austal USA marked a key milestone in its shipbuilding operation recently with the rollout and launch of its first steel ship, the future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11). The company is best known for its large aluminum vessels and the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship,...
Tensions in the Baltic are high, but while not necessarily common, the adjusting of baselines is not that unusual and...
