The United States is pressuring shipping companies, insurers, certifiers and flag states that register vessels, according to Washington’s special envoy on Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, in an interview with Reuters.
An increasing number of containership incidents are being caused by poorly stowed, undeclared or misdeclared dangerous cargoes. The National Cargo Bureau's...
The Paris MoU on Port State Control Committee approved the 2019 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flag States and Recognized Organizations (ROs).
Today, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the U.S. Coast Guard issued this advisory to provide those involved in the maritime industry - including marine insurers - with further information to counter current and emerging trends related to illicit shipping and sanctions evasion.
Major fires on container vessels count among the worst hazards of the global shipping industry. Crew members face considerable risks when fighting fires with the equipment currently required under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS).
Norway-based marine insurer Gard has noted that the first three weeks of April 2020 had seen a high number of piracy attacks on offshore support vessels in the...
Carlos Rodriguez, a Washington DC-based partner with law firm Husch Blackwell LLP and leader of the firm’s Supply Chain Logistics group, has written...
