Jul 21, 2023

Despite being outlawed by Maritime Labour Convention many seafarers continue to pay illegal employment fees to crewing agents to secure work onboard ships. Seatrade Maritime News columnist Michael Grey investigates.

What are the alternatives to the Black Sea grain corridor?

Jul 19, 2023

There has been widespread condemnation of Russia’s decision not to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) which expired yesterday.

30% of global shipping fleet needs tech upgrade for CII reporting

Jul 19, 2023

Marine coatings specialists AkzoNobel warns that 30% of the global fleet lack the technology onboard to report Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) data as required by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Panama’s Arsenio Dominguez voted as next IMO Secretary-General

Jul 18, 2023

Arsenio Dominguez from Panama has been elected as the next Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

WISTA gains observer status at UNCTAD

Jul 17, 2023

WISTA International has been approved as an observer by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Decarbonising the maritime industry: ABS on regulation and carbon capture

Jul 14, 2023

Vassilios Kroustallis, Senior Vice President – Global Business Development and Global Market Sector for ABS talks to Seatrade Maritime News about the significant challenges and opportunities within the decarbonisation of the maritime industry.

Greece, Cyprus shipping laud IMO revised GHG strategy

Jul 11, 2023

Greek and Cyprus shipowners have hailed the revised 2023 IMO Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Strategy on reduction of carbon emissions from ships.

DNV’s growth and future plans in the Middle East

Jul 11, 2023

Pawan Sahni, Vice President & Business Development Director at DNV talks with Seatrade Maritime News about UAE and Middle East region over the past year.

IMO chief heralds ‘monumental development’ as new GHG revisions are adopted

Jul 08, 2023

In what many experts predicted would be a highly improbable outcome, member states of the International Maritime Organization have adopted the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim, was...

MPA and LR sign Silk Alliance green corridor MoU

Jul 05, 2023

MPA and LR have joined the Silk Alliance, a cross-industry initiative aiming for zero-emission shipping across the Indian and Pacific Oceans.