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ABS and Lloyd's Register have both issued fresh 2026 guidance on Permanent Means of Access inspection following incidents including a platform collapse…
The American Club's loss prevention guidance on seafarer safety ashore covers the risks that don't show up in any onboard drill -…
UK Chamber of Shipping, Nautilus International and the RMT have jointly published new guidance on delivering effective safety familiarisation before a new…
Gard handled over 70 bunker-related claims between January and May 2026 — a 50% increase on the same period last year, sharpening…
ABS has issued updated guidance on biofuels as marine fuel, tied to revised IMO CII/DCS rules taking effect January 2027 and an…
Skuld's guidance on vessel underperformance claims covers three alternative methodologies used when good weather conditions weren't met — the RPM Method, the…
Britannia P&I's guidance on demurrage disputes centres on the tanker pumping performance clause — 24 hours to discharge, or 100 psi at…
IMO's MSC 108 agreed to delete the IGC Code's long-standing prohibition on using toxic cargoes as fuel, aligning gas carrier rules with…
Bureau Veritas has released NR206, a modern classification rule note covering wind propulsion systems — from wing sails to kite rigs to…
Bureau Veritas has joined the NavHyS project, a 14-partner European research programme tackling one of the hardest problems in maritime decarbonisation: below-deck…
The Swedish Club warns that Asia's rapid investment in LNG and alternative-fuel vessels must be matched by crew competence investment — otherwise…
The 2010 HNS Convention enters into force on 29 November 2027, introducing strict liability, compulsory insurance, and a two-tier compensation system for…
China's maritime authorities launched a joint five-month campaign across the Bohai Sea region in June 2026, targeting ship-generated pollutant handling, air emissions…
Marking 20 years since the Maritime Labour Convention's adoption, ICS has issued a declaration setting out ten policy priorities — and a…
Gard's 2026 Crew Claims Report reviewed 3,000 P&I claims and found most seafarer injuries happen during routine, planned work — not emergencies.…
Gard's new guidance names a recurring pattern in collision casualties: bridge teams trusting AIS over visual and radar observation. Four real cases,…
After a RIB hit a Portsmouth Harbour beacon at nearly 50 knots — killing two of the three people aboard — MAIB…
BSU's 2025 Annual Report shows human factors now outnumber technical causes 4 to 1 in German-investigated maritime casualties — up from roughly…
25 July is World Drowning Prevention Day — WHO's 2026 campaign, "Unite to Turn the Tide," targets a 35% cut in drowning…
MGN 681(M) Amendment 1 sets a 1 January 2027 deadline for certified lithium battery storage on UK-registered yachts. RACLAN is one of…
Panama Maritime Authority Circular MMC-175 covers STCW Article VIII dispensations. It's commonly misread as an answer to expired certificates — it isn't.…
Following the fatal capsize of the tug Biter, the British Tugowners Association, UK Maritime Pilots' Association and Workboat Association published joint guidance…
In April 2025, the ILO's Special Tripartite Committee agreed the largest set of amendments to the MLC since it was adopted —…
Allianz's Safety and Shipping Review, the World Shipping Council's Containers Lost at Sea update, and the Paris MoU's 2025 Annual Report all…
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