The IMO Council condemned attacks on merchant ships and the purported closure of the Strait of Hormuz during an extraordinary ...

A new measure for the MARPOL convention -- which covers global shipping and fishing vessels -- has been proposed, intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial activities at sea, ...

The IMO has called an Extraordinary Council meeting to discuss situation in Middle East. The meeting will focus on the impact on shipping and seafarers in the Arabian Sea, the Sea of Oman and the Gulf ...

Automatic identification systems (AIS) technology has been under development for well over a decade and has had at least two major driving forces behind it. First, mariners are interested in effective ...