Italy will immediately begin to limit large cruise ship traffic in the Venice lagoon and the biggest vessels – of more than 96,000 gross tonnes – will be banned from November of next year, the government said on Tuesday. Protests by Venice residents and environmentalists concerned about the damage caused by increasing cruise ship
Read moreThe ceremony for the presentation of the 2013 IMO Awards for Exceptional Bravery at Sea will be held on 25 November 2013 at IMO Headquarters in London. The 2013 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea will be awarded to two rescue swimmers from the United States of America, for saving the lives of
Read moreDalian: Seven crew members of a Chinese fishing boat went missing after colliding with a cargo ship from South Korea, Ky Venus, near the eastern Chinese province of Shandong. The collision happened on Wednesday with only two of the nine crew members aboard the Chinese boat rescued so far, according to the local maritime
Read moreSpain’s National Court in Madrid handed down sentences today ranging from 8-12 ½ years for six Somali’s implicated in a 2012 attack on the Spanish naval vessel the Patino. The six accused, Mohamed Abdullah Hassan, Mohamed Aden Mohamed, Issa Abdullah Issa, Abdillahi Mohamed Gouled, Mohamed Said Ahmed and Hamoud Elfaf Mahou, were all convicted
Read moreDespite a continued upward trend in the cost of claims and additional reinsurance costs, The Shipowners’ Club, P&I insurance provider to the smaller and specialist vessel sector, is to raise premiums by just 5% for the 2014/15 renewal. Announcing its half year (2013/14) financial results Shipowners, which minimized its premium rise at the last
Read moreKuala Lumpur. China and Malaysia will hold their first-ever joint military exercises next year, the Southeast Asian nation’s defence minister said Wednesday, despite their rival claims to the tense South China Sea. The announcement by Hishammuddin Hussein, who is in Beijing to meet Chinese military leaders, follows a visit to Kuala Lumpur earlier this
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