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 …
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