Shipping lines, shippers, and governments are working together to combat the global issue of pests carried in containers and bulk cargoes that can cause billions of dollars in crop damage.

Seasonal controls for invasive species in both bulk and containerised cargoes will be applied by Australia and New Zealand from next month.

In recognition of the maritime contributions of LISCR Founder and Chairman Emeritus Yoram Cohen, the Liberian Registry has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Maritime University (WMU), to create “The Yoram Cohen...

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is pushing ahead with a data initiative that across shipping and the supply chain to standardise information flows and improve efficiency.

Shipowners have been warned by Gard of the risk of fishing vessel collisions off the coast of China as a seasonal fishing ban is progressively lifted.

A Concentrated Inspections Campaign (CIC) will begin in September to review fire safety provisions aboard ships, but the review has been criticised as failing to address the need to update regulations.

OceanScore, a three-year-old Hamburg-based digital compliance system has attracted funding from MSC, the world’s largest container line, Hamburg-based Peter Döhle group, and the Schoeller family, owners of Cyprus-based Columbia Ship Management.

The Association of Panamanian Shipowners (ARPA) has become an associate member of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) become of a member of seafarer welfare charity the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN).

Be it war, pandemics or other global disruptions, it is shipping that links the world, allowing for the smooth flow of vital goods, and the link that keeps the global economy ticking, declared Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) President Melina Travlou.