Society of Master Mariners' Bangladesh Maritime professionals knowledge sharing

28 JUNE 2025  The maritime industry has pushed the workload on seafarers to unsustainable extremes and must do a comprehensive review of the number of tasks required to be done on board compared to the number of people available on board, if it wants to attract and retain a skilled …

27 JUNE 2025  The long-awaited Hong Kong International Convention setting standards for the industry to dismantle end-of-life vessels has gone into force. It comes, however, amidst criticism that the agreement fails to address many key issues in safety and sustainability, and the concerns of beaching in ship recycling. On June …

26 JUNE 2025  As mariners gathered in Oslo for Nor-Shipping 2025, the event’s ‘#Future-Proof’ theme set the tone for forward-looking conversations across the industry. The discussions about the IHO’s incoming S-100 data standards and their potential for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) were a great example of this. …

26 JUNE 2025  In the aftermath of the American strikes early June 22 on the Iranian nuclear enrichment sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, traffic flows through the Straits of Hormuz have recovered. Despite speculative reporting to the contrary, and publicity given to the U-turn made by product tanker Kohzan Maru …

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 …

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 …