The use of armed guards as a method of confronting piracy continues to be a source of debate for the industry.
Maritime lawyer John A.C. Cartner suggests that rephrasing the role of armed guards as "...
The United Kingdom's decision to reduce funding for its Maritime Investigation and Accident Bureau - specifically, a reduction in MAIB staff, has left many in the industry concerned about this...
The Dubai-based ship service and supply firm Goltens is promoting technologies that provide alternative methods to countering piracy to armed guards.
As the coverage in the ISRR and other maritime...
The International Maritime Bureau, the organization which we reported compiles data on piracy incidents worldwide, has shared data with us regarding the number of piracy incidents flag states have...
The Greek shipowner that recently expressed concern regarding legislative ambiguities in the German registry policies has spoken further regarding this matter in an editorial recently published in...
The ISRR is pleased to report that the parties working on the Rena salvage operations are preparing to pump the remaining fuel oil from the vessel.
In addition, 42 of the 88 containers that have gone...
The Panama Registry has asserted its commitment to all investigations in spite of accusations otherwise from Nautilus International.
Nautilus accused the flag state of not issuing a report based on...
An International Maritime Bureau representative spoke with the ISRR following our article regarding their collaboration with Panama, Liberia and the Marshall Islands to collect information measuring...
The European Union remains undecided regarding the validity of Filipino seafarer certification, a decision which "will have huge implications for the labour supply of European Union-flagged vessels...
The registries of Liberia, Panama and the Marshall Islands have each signed a declaration to report information to the International Maritime Bureau regarding incidents of violence at sea.
The three...
