“An effective marketplace has to be fair and predictable. Unfortunately, foreign ocean carriers are not being fair and predictable and it is time to change that,” announced US Congressman Dusty Johnson, Republican - South Dakota, on a call...

Brokers SSY estimate that less than 25% of bulkers and tankers will attain the required level of EEXI under new regulations by the IMO to reduce shipping’s carbon emissions.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched the ‘Supporting our Blue Army’ initiative to protect seafarers’ rights and welfare.

Shipping Australia Ltd (SAL) has hit out at plan by Western Australia to turn away ships with Covid case onboard as immoral and danger to safety and the environment.

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an “Expedited Inquiry” into the practices of eight container shipping lines related to “congestion or related surcharges”.

Western Australia (WA) is looking at implementing even stricter controls on vessels entering its waters following recent Covid-19 cases on ships arriving from Indonesia.

The Netherlands is piloting a scheme to vaccinate seafarers of all nationalities calling at the key port of Rotterdam.

It is one of those strange quirks of shipping regulation that that tiny, or landlocked nations – or in this case both- can become international shipping registries. The newest international shipping registry belongs to San Marino a 61sq km nation...

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) attempted to address concerns ongoing port and supply congestion in the US in a recent open session.

Group’s representing cargo and shipping interests are calling for targeted, risk-based measures to prevent pest contamination from international cargo movements in the face of blanket regulations.