MAY 21, 2015 — As the Mediterranean migrant crisis mounts, the Chief Security Officer of an Estonian-based maritime security firm is saying that only those commercial ships operating with security personnel onboard
APRIL 24, 2015 — With migrant deaths in the Mediterranean soaring, a special meeting of the European Council yesterday saw ministers pledge that the European Union “will mobilize all efforts at its
MARCH 24, 2015 — Although 2014 was the safest year in shipping for ten years, the trend to mega ships could mean future mega losses and cyber security is an issue of
MARCH 3, 2015 — The humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean Sea is spiralling out of control. EU Member States must act urgently to prevent the loss of thousands more lives, as hundreds
JANUARY 2, 2015 — In two incidents within days of each other, people smugglers abandoned ship and left hundreds of refugees to their fates as the rust buckets into which they had
DECEMBER 30, 2014 — Two Albanian seafarers aboard a salvage tug towing the fire ravaged ferry Norman Atlantic were killed when a cable broke.A third was seriously injured. The ferry is being
AUGUST 23, 2013 — Professional Indemnity insurer ITIC is warning its members about a recent spate of crew scams which threaten to involve unwary ship agents in significant financial loss and exposure
MARCH 25, 2013 — The SS United States Conservancy says that if it can’t secure $500,000 from new donors, corporate sponsors, and other supporters, the historic liner could be sold to scrappers
A wide range of resolutions was adopted by the 27th Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which met at IMO’s London Headquarters November 21 to 30. Besides resolutions urging Governments to
