Classification society Korean Register (KR) announced that it has released the 16th version of its KR-CON software. First launched in 1997, the software program set out to help surveyors, shipbuilders ...

Criteria for entry into force of BWM Convention not yet reached – further ratifications needed. Insufficient tonnage to trigger entry into force despite recent ratifications, says International ...

Bangladesh ranked 35th among ship-owning nations in the 2024 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ...

June 26 marks the start of new requirements for recycling ships, under the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. Developed under the auspices of ...

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is working with the Federal Ministry of Transportation under the auspices of an Inter-Ministerial Committee to ratify additional six ...

According to Pouria Kolivand, Permanent Representative of the Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the implementation of the convention heralds a ...

The 81st meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (“MEPC”) of the International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) was held from March 18 to 22. Among the issues discussed were some legal ...

The Philippines, through the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina, showcased its maritime policy and regulatory framework for fulfilling its obligations under the IMO Convention on Civil Liability and ...

The linkages between the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and IMO were explored during an event held on 28 November at IMO Headquarters to mark 40 years since the “Constitution ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover innovation within the green/blue industrial revolution. Oct 28, 2020, 06:56am EDT Oct 28, 2020, 07:11am EDT This article ...