At the meeting, chaired by BIMCO President Nikolaus H Schües, the Round Table of International Shipping Associations – which consists of BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERTANKO and INTERCARGO – unanimously agreed that the awareness of seafarer safety, rights and treatment must be increased outside of the shipping industry. By far the most… Read More
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) has agreed on a draft 2025 Action Plan to Address Marine Plastic Litter from Ships. This draft plan will be presented for approval by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) during its session from April 7th to 11th, 2025. This significant development… Read More
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in the US has given its blessing to the formation of the Asian liner grouping, the Premier Alliance. Alliance partners HMM, Ocean Network Express (ONE), and Yang Ming were left stunned when in early November the FMC demanded more information about the new alliance, hobbling its February 1 official launch…. Read More
Pursuant to 38 M.R.S. §480-D, sub-§9, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is required to provide the Maine Department of Environmental Protection with an assessment of the impacts on the fishing industry of proposed dredging operations. The town of Brooksville is proposing to dredge around the town pier in Betsy Cove in order to… Read More
Finally. After years of effort, accelerated recently because of dangerous conditions, the inlet at Lake Montauk will undergo emergency dredging, perhaps by the end of the month. At the East Hampton Town Board meeting on Tuesday, Councilman David Lys announced the development during his liaison reports, saying he was “very pleasantly surprised.” “This is the… Read More