A Lloyd's List Intelligence study indicates that Iranian crude oil export volumes for March 2012 were one-third lower than their monthly average for 2011, potentially suggesting that sanctions imposed on the country are having an effect.
A German-owned, Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ship that had been headed for Syria changed course after learning that it was possibly carrying military equipment that the regime planned to use against dissidents.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has published a paper outlining the challenges involved in regulating the industry and offers solutions on how to reduce illicit trafficking that can result from these regulatory ambiguities.
Representatives from several of the world's flag states spoke with the OGSR team at CMA Shipping 2012 regarding their clients' rights to hire armed personnel to protect their vessels and crews.
The Bahamas Maritime Authority today has joined the Panama, Liberia and Marshall Islands as the newest registry to sign the Washington Declaration Condemning Acts of Violence Against Seafarers.
NIMASA Director General Patrick Akpobolokemi recently spoke about the agency's decision to contract out some of its security responsibilities to a private firm, a decision that sparked some public controversy earlier this year.
A German-owned, Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ship that had been headed for Syria changed course after learning that it was possibly carrying military equipment that the regime planned to use against dissidents.
The Malta-based advisory firm 