25 JUNE 2025 Insurer Gard marked the annual Day of the Seafarer releasing a report citing what it sees as “a troubling increase in crew deaths,” based on 2024 claims data and a survey of seafarers. According to the data, Gard highlights that the “number of suicides among crew exceeded …
Read More »ON DAY OF THE SEAFARER, IMO CALLS FOR HARASSMENT-FREE SHIPPING
25 JUNE 2025 This year, IMO is focusing its Day of the Seafarer spotlight on harassment, a perennial – and often hidden – challenge of life at sea. Harassment affects one out of every four seafarers at some point in their careers, according to the Global Maritime Forum, and it …
Read More »CREWING AGENCIES WARN THAT INDIA’S VESSEL AGE LIMIT MAY CUT 20,000 JOBS
24 JUNE 2025 Indian maritime stakeholders are sounding the alarm about a national maritime policy that would force the retirement of aging ships, warning that it would cost thousands of jobs and would hand over more coastwise trade to foreign vessels. India’s age restriction rule was released in 2023. In …
Read More »MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT DRIVES SPIKE IN WAR RISK INSURANCE COSTS
23 JUNE 2025 U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s reprisals have doubled the price of insuring shipments to the Middle East and the Gulf in the last week, insurance sources said on Monday. War risk insurance premiums for shipments to the Middle East Gulf have jumped to 0.5% from around …
Read More »SAIL-ASSISTED RO-RO DEMONSTRATES FUEL SAVINGS IN TWO YEARS OF SERVICE
23 JUNE 2025 Two years after its launch, Canopée, the first cargo vessel equipped with four automated OceanWings rigid sails, has demonstrated the potential of wind-assisted propulsion according to the joint venture between Jifmar and Zéphyr & Borée, which operates the vessel for the Ariane rocket program. Further, they report …
Read More »LIFE AT SEA IS THE MOST DANGEROUS WAY TO EARN A LIVING
22 JUNE 2025 Working on or near the sea is the most dangerous way to make a living, according to new survey results from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation and Gallup. People that the survey categorized as “ocean workers” – a broad group containing “those who work on or near the …
Read More »AFTER U.S. ATTACK ON IRAN, SHIPPING CONTINUES TO USE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
22 JUNE 2025 While shipping watches closely for Iran to make a decision on a full-scale closure of the Strait of Hormuz, shipping associations and government advisory agencies are urging caution for ships passing through areas within reach of Iran’s military capabilities – including the Red Sea, where Iran-linked Houthis …
Read More »SPACEX STARSHIP EXPLODES IN TOWERING FIREBALL
22 JUNE 2025 A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine ground test in Texas late Wednesday, the company said, in the latest setback to billionaire Elon Musk‘s dream of sending humans to Mars. The explosion – which sent a towering fireball into the air – happened at the Starbase …
Read More »GPS JAMMING IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ RAISES MARITIME SAFETY CONCERNS AFTER TANKER COLLISION
21 JUNE 2025 A significant increase in GPS jamming and spoofing incidents along the Iranian coast is raising serious concerns about maritime safety in one of the world’s most critical shipping channels. According to the Maritime Information Cooperation & Awareness Center (MICA), approximately 970 ships per day have experienced GPS …
Read More »VESSELS NOW KEEPING TO OMANI WATERS IN STRAITS OF HORMUZ TRAFFIC SCHEME
20 JUNE 2025 Traffic entering and leaving the Arabian Gulf through the Straits of Hormuz stick to well-established sea lanes recognized by the UN’s International Maritime Organization. At the narrowest point, both the northern/inward channel and the southern/outwards channel lie in Omani waters, both before and after this choke point …
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