Vessels flying the flags of some West African states have been restricted from calling at UAE ports in 2024 as concerns over fraudulent registrations grow

Fake flag registries are a risk to lives, the environment and shipping’s reputation, but IMO member states are still unsure of how to deal with them

Legal fallout from the destruction of Baltimore’s bridge by containership Dali has begun. As the court action heats up, work continues to clear the wreckage and allow more ships to pass

The International Maritime Organization has condemned illegal and fraudulent recruitment of seafarers and said more work is needed to crack down on the problem

A bill that calls for the imposition of sanctions on ports, vessels, shipping companies and refineries that knowingly process or carry Iranian oil or productions passed the US House of Representatives on Saturday and will likely be signed into law this week

Size and scale of problem seen escalating dramatically with numbers of cases already three times higher than four years ago

The general cargoship diverted to Rostock after a propeller malfunction and was held by German authorities investigating the cargo of wood it was carrying from Russia to Baltimore

With the European elections looming there is a compelling argument for shipping to be far more central in the EU’s future industrial strategy, but are we having the right conversations with politicians and regulators? This week’s podcast features EU transport commissioner Magda Kopczyńska and European Community Shipowners’ Associations secretary-general Sotiris Raptis

Ofac says SCG Plastics caused US financial institutions to unknowingly process $300m in sales of Iranian high-density polyethylene resin by falsifying shipping documents, with the settlement underscoring the agency’s intent to penalise companies that conceal such activity by sanctioned entities

UK port organisations expect import checks to be in place by the end of the month, pouring cold water on reports that the process will be further delayed

The opaque status of government authorisation for the start-up flag registry of Eswatini has prompted the International Maritime Organization to designate it a fraudulent operation, despite claims from the private company running the flag that it is a legitimate business

The European Union will launch its new five-year legislative programme this year. Container line shipping is already getting its policy requests in

General average shares the cost of a salvage between the shipowner and cargo owners. How much is eventually paid will not be known until long after the cargo has been delivered

Operation Atalanta has warned that any ransom payments could encourage further hijacking attempts and has identified at least one pirate group operating in the area

Dominguez shrugs off concerns that rising geopolitical tensions might derail shipping from its decarbonisation journey, believing the industry will deliver on emissions targets