The Panama Ship Registry and the tanker company Euronav Ship Management (Hellas) Ltd., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming at promoting opportunities for Panamanian seafarers on board Euronav vessels.

The crew of tanker Silver Muna rescued two men and a dog from a sailboat adrift 200 miles off the coast of the US.

President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr met with shipping leaders in Europe this week to discuss matters affecting the industry.

AP Møller - Mærsk announced that Vincent Clerc will be appointed its new CEO in 2023, as Søren Skou retires.

The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI) and Saudi Arabia’s Transport General Authority (TGA) have signed an MoU for mutual recognition of maritime certificates issued in both countries.

Ship management company Su-Nav is to launch operations in Dubai in the first quarter of 2023.

Battery fires were a hot topic at Seatrade Maritime Salvage & Wreck, where panellists stressed the specific dangers of such blazes and the lack of preparedness to deal with them.

The shortage of seafarers, in particular qualified senior officers, was an issue that came up repeatedly at Crew Connect Global in Manila.

So just how important is connectivity and internet access to seafarers? Well according to one Captain it trumps knowing where the lifeboats are located.

As shipping grapples with making itself attractive to the younger generation to go sea, and retaining those already working on ships, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) says the criminalisation of seafarers needs to stop.