The Ship that Made Laws – SS Torrey Canyon Disaster
On 18 March 1967, on its journey from Kuwait to Wales, Torrey Canyon, ran aground on Pollard’s Rock marking the biggest oil spill in history.
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IMO training program is revised and updated
The IMO training program on National Maritime Transport Policies has been revised and updated.
Day of the Seafarer 2022
Day of the Seafarer 2022 (DotS) will be held on June 25th 2022. Your voyage - then and now, share your journey.
Facilitation Convention amended to improve digitization in shipping
Facilitation Convention was amended to improve digitization in shipping & adopt Mandatory Single Window to improve digitalization in shipping
It is not about your gender – International Day for Women in Maritime
Established in November 2021, the United Nations International Maritime Organisation (IMO) council endorsed International Day for Women in Maritime is to be observed every year on May 18, aiming …
IMO e-learning platform has been launched
The International Monetary Organization, IMO e-learning platform or portal has been launched. IMO is expanding its service offerings to include e-learning. The first free online course was introduced on …
Stability information to be supplied to the master
1 The master shall be supplied with stability information satisfactory to the Administration as is necessary to enable him by rapid and simple processes to obtain accurate guidance as …
Transport Ministers from the Maldives and Malaysia met
On the 10th of December, Transport Ministers from the Maldives and Malaysia met bilaterally. Maldives Transport Minister Aishath Nahula and Malaysian Transport Minister H.E Dr Wee Ka Siong held …
List of national operational contact points
List of national operational contact points for receiving, transmitting, and processing urgent reports on incidents involving harmful substances, including oil from ships to coastal states (see annex under Related …
Maldives illuminates on World Maritime Day
Seafarers were the unsung pandemic heroes, who imposed enormous demands on them, yet persisted to carry essential commodities throughout the globe. Without seamen, the maritime industry would cease to …