Advancing Legislation, Innovation, and Industry Resilience: “Revitalizing the U.S. Maritime Industry: When Policy Aligns with Possibility” Event
May 6, 2025: Washington, D.C. –Join industry stakeholders and government officials for The Maritime Accelerator for Resilience (MAR)’s “Revitalizing the U.S. Maritime Industry” on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The event will be held at the ABS’ Offices, located at 80 M St SE in Washington, D.C. It will bring together maritime...
USCG Annual Report – Greece Retains QUALSHIP 21
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has published its 2024 Annual Report, which you can access here.
The Maritime Safety Division of the Greek Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy announced that Greece has retained full participation in the eligible Flag Administrations list of the USCG QUALSHIP 21 (QS21) Program for the period 01/07/2025 to 30/06/2026.
The QS21 Program ended calendar year 2024 with 5,141 vessels enrolled. A full list of the vessels that...
The agreement on a framework to achieve the International Maritime Organisation’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets for the international shipping industry was a historic achievement for Jamaica and member States of the Caribbean Community commonly known a CARICOM.
Speaking after the close of the IMO’s Marine Environment and Protection Committee’s 83rd meeting (MEPC83), Bertrand Smith, Director General of the Maritime...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/17/jamaica-welcomes-progress-on-greenhouse-gas-reduction/
| Organisation to flag at least four of its vessels in its home country |
| 16 April, 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden – Leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has today confirmed its intention to register up to five of its Suezmax vessels under the Swedish flag. A Suezmax tanker is one of the largest types of tankers and is approximately 275 meters long with a gross tonnage of 81,000 tonnes. Up to five of these vessels will be the largest ships under the Swedish flag. This... |
Following last Friday’s interview on the above subjects – which was cut-off after a minute due to a power cut, Vergina TV’s Christina Tsorba questions John Faraclas of allaboutshipping.co.uk on the Tariffs, the Greek Flag and Seafarers. Fellow journalist Vassiliki Politou also participated with nice interventions and points.
The Shipbuilding industry was appropriately mentioned and in particular president Trump’s view of building ships in US shipyards.
It is worth to mention that over the past...
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) is implementing necessary measures to refine its merchant fleet. These actions reflect the nation’s commitment to safeguarding its reputation, backed by the strength and expertise of a leading registry with over 100 years of history.
“Our vision is to maintain a modernized fleet with younger vessels powered by cleaner energy sources. We are enforcing regulations that establish expedited procedures for deregistering non-compliant, polluting, or...
Using data from Veson Nautical solution VesselsValue, we shine a spotlight on the Singaporean fleet including live, launched, and on order vessels and dive into the top 10 owners of Singaporean flagged vessels, the top 10 Singapore-based operators, and the top 10 Singaporean beneficial owners.
Moller Maersk currently leads the Singapore flagged fleet with 119 vessels in their books, with a value of USD 6.35 Bn. In second place, Wan Hai Lines owns 111 Singapore-flagged...
Reston, VA, 1 April 2025 – The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry’s long-term and consistent commitment to high quality shipping continues to be recognized by the international community. At INTERTANKO’s North America panel meeting held in Stamford, Connecticut, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) presented QUALSHIP 21 qualifying jurisdictions for this year. For the 21st consecutive year the RMI remains a qualifying jurisdiction. The RMI is the only of the world’s three largest...
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has officially deregistered 107 Panamanian-flagged vessels listed under international sanctions, with an additional 18 currently undergoing the deregistration process.
This action is in accordance with Executive Decree No. 512 of October 18, 2024, which grants the PMA the authority to unilaterally cancel the registration of vessels, as well as registered individuals and shipowners, that appear on international sanctions lists.
The deregistered vessels had been...
THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEF UPDATE
Brief Update No 25/09 Date: 14 Mar 2025
STATEMENT
This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G. Ltd / Operations Department. The provided Intel and information derive from open sources, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/14/sea-guardian-threat-risk-assessment-08-13-march-2025/