On November 11th the IMO Maritime Safety Committee accepted and amendment to the CSS Code, which will mean that weather-dependent lashing operations will be allowed for all vessels worldwide.
The implications of the opening up of Arctic routes for shipping will pose questions for insurers, with ice-thinning this year going further than had been anticipated.
For the fourth time, IUMI is returning to the great maritime city of Stockholm but – for the first time in its history – this conference will be held online.
An industry survey carried out by BIMCO, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO into the transition to using very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) since the beginning of 2020 has found that several issues have arisen for owners and charterers.
The Northern Sea Route is now completely open, reports the Barents Observer.
There has been a spike in shipping along the remote Russian Arctic shipping route as a result of sea ice melting over the past few weeks.
Earlier this year the World Maritime University (WMU), established within the framework of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and IUMI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding their mutual interests in the field of maritime and oceans, the development of expertise, the protection of the marine environment and the building of capacity worldwide.
The United States is pressuring shipping companies, insurers, certifiers and flag states that register vessels, according to Washington’s special envoy on Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, in an interview with Reuters.
