WHO crew preparing to handle dead bodies of those who died from Ebola Three global shipping organisations issued on Monday guidance to their members on the risks posed to ships’ crews calling in countries affected by the Ebola virus.   The ICS (International Chamber of Shipping), IMEC (International Maritime Employers’ Council), and the ITF (International […]

A massive well done to the Sea Marshals Armed Security Team that last night dealt with a prolonged attack from pirates whilst deployed in the Red Sea ( 2045UTC Psn 15-50,4N / 041-30.8E) . The 3 skiffs were unsuccessful in their attempts to board the bulk carrier in 3 separate co-ordinated attacks. The security team […]

Russia has released the Greenpeace icebreaker, the Arctic Sunrise, ten months after its seizure during a protest against Arctic oil drilling, according to Greenpeace. Russian authorities detained the vessel with 30 activists and journalists on board in September 2013 after the protest at the Gazprom-owned Prirazlomnaya oil rig. The detained group, which was later dubbed […]

On July 29, 2014 the European Council, announced that the European Union had agreed a package of significant additional restrictive measures targeting sectoral cooperation and exchanges with the Russian Federation.   The sanctions imposed on Russia are aimed at banking, energy and defense industries, including the Russian shipping and shipbuilding industry. “These decisions will limit […]

Impacts of climate change—including more intense droughts and floods, heat waves, thawing permafrost, and sea-level rise—could damage transport infrastructure such as roads, railways, and ports, requiring extensive adaptation and changes to route planning in some regions, according to the findings of a new report published jointly by BSR and the University of Cambridge Institute for […]