August 12, 2021
The Panama Maritime Authority, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama, have renewed the Agreement on Maritime Transportbetween the Government of the Republic […]
August 11, 2021
What is Panic Disorder? Seafarers can experience high levels of stress in their job. A life at sea entails dangers that are not present in many […]
August 3, 2021
Proposals put forward by Intertanko and others to IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) should reduce the risks faced by seafarers during lifeboat drills. In fairly quick […]
July 28, 2021
We’ve all seen the emergency towing booklet onboard a merchant vessel. Owing to its importance and the risks that are involved with it, an amendment was […]
July 24, 2021
Shipowners that are dragging their heels in installing ballast water treatment (BWT) systems in an effort to save money could end up paying a much higher […]
July 23, 2021
More women are joining the maritime ranks in a variety of professions within the industry. To encourage this trend and with a view to continuing the […]
July 21, 2021
A growing number of shipping companies in different parts of the industry are continuing to experiment with the use of biofuels as a near-term means of […]
July 14, 2021
The shipping industry is headed full-throttle for the reduction of carbon emissions. Ready access and cost-effective use of greener shipping fuels will be the defining moment […]
July 12, 2021
Seafarers calling at ports in Brazil should note that the new Migration Law (Law 13,445 of May 2017) that entered into force in Brazil in November 2017 is […]
July 7, 2021
Spain is the latest country to accede to IMO’s treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling – the Hong Kong Convention. The Convention covers the […]
July 5, 2021
ITOPF is maintained by the world’s shipowners and their insurers on a not-for-profit basis to promote effective response to spills of oil, chemicals and other substances […]
July 1, 2021
Preventing a fire in the first place is always better than fighting it. However, in the unfortunate event of a fire, the aim is to extinguish […]
June 28, 2021
Diminishing attractiveness of a career at sea, coupled with rising man-berth ratios and continued fleet growth will lead to the highest shortfall of officers to crew […]
June 24, 2021
What happens when there is a strong onshore wind and you have to berth a ship without the assistance of tugs to a pier or jetty […]
June 24, 2021
Mooring ropes found onboard are of varied types with good elasticity. Generally, mooring roles supplied onboard are of nylon, polyurethane and wire ropes. A number of […]