Organisations
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EMSA : CleanSeaNet – Detections and Feedback data (2015-2021)PDF
CleanSeaNet detections can be caused by mineral oil but may also indicate other pollutants (e.g. sewage, garbage) or naturally occurring features (e.g. algae blooms, areas of upwelling, etc.). Additionally, not all oil spills detected by CleanSeaNet are illegal (e.g., discharges outside of special areas, with oil content less than 15…
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ITF : From east to west, dockers unions’ unite behind ILWU in US Pacific negotiation
Union leaders from the US East Coast, Canada and international transport worker federations have joined negotiations between dockers and Pacific coast employers in a significant show of solidarity. The International Longshore Workers’ Union (ILWU), which is leading contract talks for US Pacific coast ports, was joined by global dockers leaders…
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EU Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) Project to host conference at SMM 2022
Rotterdam : The EU-Interreg North Sea Region project ‘WASP: Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion’ will convene ship owners, wind-assisted propulsion technology providers and academia at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg on September 7. Participants of the WASP Conference 2022 will gain key insights into actual performances achieved by selected technologies…
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EMSA : Newsletter August 2022 PDF
In this issue: A latest statistical review from EMSA offers insight into the European labour market for seafarers; EMSA gives a keynote address at the opening of Coast Guard Global Summit; EMSA contracted Oil Spill Recovery Vessel AKTEA II enters into stand-by service for pollution response; The Blue Data Warehouse:…
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IMO : Maritime Administration in the Caribbean takes centre-stage
The Regional Meeting for Directors and Heads of Maritime Administrations (formerly known as the Workshop of Senior Maritime Administrators), jointly organized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Maritime Authority of Suriname (MAS), was held in Paramaribo, Suriname (28-29 July 2022). The meeting was considered an important transition to…
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Report : Crime and violence are the greatest threat to safety to 43% Latin America and the Caribbean
More than two in five people (43%) from Latin America and the Caribbean believe that crime and violence are the greatest threat to their safety, while over one-third (37%) would permanently move to another country, a new global report shows. The report is from the second edition of the Lloyd’s…
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Filipino authorities suspend recruitment agency after ITF red list warning over illegal fees
A Philippines-based recruitment agency that unlawfully charged seafarers placement fees has had its licence suspended after the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) highlighted its illegal practices. Global Marine and Offshore Resources Inc, based in Manila, was last week red-listed on the ITFShipBeSure.org directory of recruitment (manning) agents. This is a…
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IMO : Maritime security support for Mauritius
A port facility security assessment is underway in Port Louis, Mauritius (1-5 August) led by a team of IMO experts. The assessment is being carried out under IMO’s EU-funded Port Security Project with a view to preparing port facility security plans. During the five-day mission, staff of the Port Authority…
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IMO : One step closer for Kenya’s National Maritime Security Strategy
Key officials from Kenyan Government Ministries and Agencies responsible for maritime security have attended a workshop (25-29 July) to review and finalize the country’s draft National Maritime Security Risk Register. Efforts to safeguard the region against strategic threats in line with the objectives of the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti…
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IMO welcomes first ship departure under Black Sea Grain Initiative
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the departure from Odesa of the first commercial ship to leave the port under the United Nations-supported Black Sea Grain Initiative to establish a humanitarian maritime corridor for the safe passage of ships from Ukraine. The M/V Razoni is the first commercial ship to…
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