Brussels 6 April 2018
State aid: Commission approves Portuguese tonnage tax and seafarer scheme
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a Portuguese tonnage tax scheme...
4/9/2018 Source USCG Maritime Commons blog: Inmarsat has announced that it will migrate Inmarsat-C, Mini C, and Fleet77 used for Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS), Long Range...
The fire which erupted on board Danish-flagged containership Maersk Honam over a month ago continues to burn.
However, the fire remains under control, a spokesperson from Maersk Line, owner of the...
Charterer urges IMO member states to reach agreement on GHGs.
Swiss trader and charterer Cargill is supporting "aggressive" greenhouse gas reduction targets for shipping.
It wants to help...
Unilateral action from Brussels on greenhouse gases is said to be imminent unless the IMO pledges 70% reduction target for CO2 emissions by 2050
The European Union voting bloc at the IMO will push...
New real-time current meters will provide vital navigation information
Through the use of NOAA’s Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®), super-sized ships coming...
LGBT rights charity OutBermuda and plaintiff Maryellen Jackson are preparing a legal challenge against the Bermuda Government to prove that its Domestic Partnership Act 2017 contravenes the...
OUTBermuda and Maryellen Jackson have filed legal action in the Bermuda Supreme Court seeking an order declaring that provisions that “have the effect of revoking same-sex marriage...
Action taken against two operations accused of abandoning Indian seafarers.
The government of India has blacklisted two UAE shipping and crew recruitment companies after Indian seafarers were...
The Foundation will fund BLOC to conduct three demonstrator projects and build collaborative network to explore application of blockchain technology in maritime risk and safety.
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