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New maritime forum M7 meets for 1st time
Delegates from the shipowner associations of the G7 along with Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa have created a new…
ITF raises alarm over ship abandonments, recovers $45 million for seafarers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) inspectors have helped seafarers recover nearly $45 million (N15.6 billion)…
President Buhari flags off Deep Blue Project for maritime domain security
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday launched the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, also…
Containers tumble into sea as fire-stricken X-Press Pearl lists starboard
X-Press Pearl, the feeder containership which continues to burn in Sri Lankan waters for the sixth day, has listed starboard…
Akinsoji’s thoughts on the only time the anti-piracy law will work for…
The Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act 2019, popularly called the anti-piracy law, cannot make the…
IEA: Shipping to miss zero emissions target in 2050
Shipping is one of the few transport modes that does not achieve zero emissions in the Net‐Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario,…
IMO agrees to new measure to address containers lost at sea
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed to initiate new measures to detect and…
SRTI report: Twelve major shipowners to accelerate responsible ship…
Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) hosted by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has reached the number of 3,439…
100 shipping stakeholders sign declaration to curb piracy in Gulf of Guinea
Almost 100 shipping companies, organizations, and flag states have signed a new declaration calling for end to piracy in the Gulf…
Supply chains firms urged to protect seafarers’ rights
New due diligence tool aims to help businesses uphold their responsibility to protect human rights at sea.
A wide-ranging set…