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Scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Marine Geosciences Division are assisting NASA, the US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) and the European Space Agency (ESA) in developing more accurate monitoring and sustainable forecasting of Arctic sea ice.

The world's leading maritime nations and representatives of ship owners and seafarers, are to address the issues of abandonment of seafarers and the rapid settlement of claims for compensation in the case of a seafarer's death or long-term disability at the first meeting of a Special Tripartite Committee established under the ILO's Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).

Former Somali pirate Chief 'Afweyne' given 20-year sentence.

A new study looking at the implications of increased shipping activity and the impact on Antarctic marine biodiversity is published this week in the journal Global Change Biology. The research is an important step in the quest to understand whether invasive species, introduced by shipping, will find the Antarctic marine environment more hospitable as Antarctica's climate changes.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing safe steering for the remote-monitored and controlled autonomous ships of the future. The new technology has been developed for navigation systems and ship autopilots, which steer ships automatically.

Through the use of NOAA'S' Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®), super-sized ships coming through the recently expanded Panama Canal can now more safely and efficiently enter the Miami seaport. In addition to the improved vessel safety, past NOAA studies have shown that a PORTS system, like the one dedicated by NOAA and PortMiami officials today, can provide considerable economic benefit to the local community. Already one of the busiest ports in the world, Miami's harbor supports over a hundred thousand jobs while providing billions to the national economy.

Two NOAA ships, en route to scientific missions in Alaskan waters, helped locate the missing fishing vessel Destination at the request of the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation. The Destination and its six crew members were lost February 11, 2017, while fishing for snow crab northwest of St. George, Alaska.

In the Arctic, marine mammals such as belugas and bowhead whales rely on a quiet environment to communicate and forage. But as Arctic sea ice shrinks and shipping traffic increases, vessel disturbance could very likely impact their social behaviours, distribution and long-term survival, warns a new study led by University of Victoria marine biologist Lauren McWHINNIE.

Pirates, Slavers and Poachers: Violence on the High Seas.

Iran Threatens Hormuz Shipping Again.

Registered emergency beacons proven to save lives.

Total a signé un accord pionnier pour affréter ses deux premiers tankers de type-VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) équipés de propulsion GNL. Ces deux navires, d'une capacité de 300 000 tonnes de brut chacun, seront livrés en 2022 et rejoindront la flotte affrétée de Total. Ces deux VLCC seront affrétés auprès de l'armateur malaisien AET.

Total signed a pioneering agreement to charter its first two LNG-powered VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carrier). The two vessels, which are able to carry about 300,000 tons of crude oil each, will be delivered in 2022 and will join the time-chartered fleet of Total. These VLCCs will be chartered from Malaysian shipowner AET.

Search and rescue operations continue for three Sailors following a C-2A Greyhound aircraft crash southeast of Okinawa at 2:45 p.m. yesterday.

Registered emergency beacons prove essential to rescue efforts.

Krill oil craze in Korea may adversely affect global ecosystem.

24 September celebrates World Maritime Day, with the theme for 2020 "Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet" providing an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

On Friday 19 February 2021 the RRS James Clark ROSS made her final call to Rothera Research Station. After 30 years of service, the JCR will be sold at the end of the 20/21 Antarctic season.

ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) figures show a rise in piracy and armed robbery on the world's seas in the first nine months of 2020, with a 40% increase in the number of kidnappings reported in the Gulf of Guinea. Pirates armed with guns and knives are abducting bigger groups of seafarers at further distances off the West African coast.