Report highlights role of IACS and its members in developing technical rules and guidance to meet new and emerging safety issues facing global shipping
| 31 March 2025 – IACS, the membership organisation for the world’s leading classification societies, has published its 2024 Annual Review, which highlights the central role played by IACS in supporting safety standards in global shipping. In a year that marked the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the SOLAS Convention, safety was at the... |
‘We are determined to ensure that maritime remains an accessible, safe and enjoyable experience for everyone’
Disability organisations and maritime transport operators from across the country have come together for the Maritime Accessibility Conference 2025.
Organised by the Department for Transport and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the day of talks, presentations and networking today (25 March) was an opportunity to encourage communication and objectives between the two sectors and...
After today’s announcement from the White House that both Russia and Ukraine have agreed to ensure safe passage for commercial shipping and stop military strikes in the Black Sea, please find reaction below from Deborah Layde, chief executive of The Seafarers’ Charity.
Deborah Layde, chief executive of The Seafarers’ Charity, commented:
“We welcome today’s announcement of an end to military strikes in the Black Sea. But we must remember that seafarers are not political pawns. All...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/25/statement-re-black-sea-ceasefire/
Shipping analyst John Faraclas on “KALES THALASSES” (Smooth Seas)
The shipping analyst, lecturer on shipping issues in educational institutions and organizations abroad and especially the United Kingdom, member of the Chios Marine Club, of the HESGB (Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain), author and co-founder of allaboutshipping.co.uk , John Faraclas spoke on the program “KALES THALASSES” (Smooth Seas) about the current geopolitical situation and its consequences for Global Shipping.
We...
IRClass Academy has successfully concluded an intensive Marine Casualty Investigation Training program aimed to enhance the investigative capabilities of maritime professionals, equipping them with the knowledge and skills required to conduct thorough and compliant marine casualty investigations.
The program provided an in-depth understanding of the purpose, scope, and principal definitions of marine casualty investigations, along with the mandatory responsibilities of safety investigation...
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Report on the investigation into the deaths of three stevedores in a cargo hold access space on board the bulk carrier Berge Mawson at Bunyu Island anchorage, Indonesia on 27 June 2022
Summary:
On the morning of 27 June 2022, three unconscious stevedores were found in a cargo hold access space on the Isle of Man registered bulk carrier Berge Mawson at Bunyu Island Anchorage, Indonesia. Despite prompt medical attention all three men died.
Berge Mawson was loading coal from barges using a floating...
Dimitris N. Monioudis, Managing Director of Rethymnis & Kulukundis Ltd and President of the Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain, having accepted the invitation of Professor Evangelos Markopoulos, delivered a Guest Lecture at Queen Mary University of London to a combined audience of School of Business and Management MSc in International Business and Masters of Laws – LLM, International Shipping Law students.
Mr...
Honoured to participate among world acclaimed Greeks in today’s programme organised by Thanasis Houpis of Voice of Greece / ERT and cover the despicable attacks against Merchant ships by the Houthi and others in the Red Sea and elsewhere:
Our part is between 20’42” and 28’02”.
With Greek Ocean Going Shipping being number one on...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/18/greece-in-the-world-today/
Gothenburg: March 17, 2025
Stena Bulk continues to work closely with Crowley and UK agencies following the incident when the container ship SOLONG struck Stena Immaculate while at anchor last Monday, 10 March.
Salvage experts from SMIT Salvage are continuing with their detailed onboard assessments of Stena Immaculate. As of yesterday, Sunday, 16 March, the third-party salvage team has confirmed that damage resulting from the containership SOLONG striking the Stena Immaculate was limited to one...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/17/update-from-stena-bulk-on-stena-immaculate-17-march-2/