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Pirates Seize Eight Polish Crew, Three Others From Ship Off Nigeria Coast

Pirates boarded a container ship off the coast of Nigeria, seizing 11 crew including eight from Poland, according the vessel's management firm and Polish state media.

MEPC 73 upholds EEDI targets for Ro-Ro vessels

IMO's MEPC 73 decided to uphold previously agreed sector-specific Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) targets for Ro-Ro passenger and Ro-Ro freight vessels. 

VLCC terminal to be built at Port of Corpus Christi

The Port of Corpus Christi entered into an agreement with Carlyle to develop a crude oil export terminal on Harbor Island, to connect the increasing crude oil production in the US with global markets.

Pilot Training Implicated in CMA CGM Centaurus Accident

The U.K. Maritime Accident Investigation Branch has released its report into CMA CGM Centaurus' heavy contact with quay and shore cranes while arriving at the port of Jebel Ali under pilotage

MARPOL compliance and distances ‘from the nearest land’

A Gard Member’s vessel was recently detained in an Australian port for illegally discharging food waste into Australian waters.

Port of Kiel launches onshore power supply plant

The construction of the first onshore power supply plant for commercial vessels in the Port of Kiel has started.

Five simple tips for boating safety

Maritime NZ reiterated to skippers the importance of always wearing a lifejacket and always ensuring that there is the right size of lifejackets for everyone onboard.

Port of Rotterdam invests 75 mil. euros in Port of Pecém

Port of Rotterdam Authority, and Camilo Santana, Governor of the Brazilian state of Ceará, signed an investment agreement regarding the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s participation in the development of the port of Pecém.

IMO Leaves EEDI Requirements Unchanged for Ferries

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) agreed this week to maintain the existing Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) targets for newly-built ro-ro passenger and ro-ro freight vessels. 

NGOs Accuse IMO of Moving Slowly on Carbon Emissions

On Friday, the Clean Shipping Coalition, an umbrella group for nine environmental NGOs, warned that IMO's MEPC is doing too litle to meet its commitment to reduce shipping's CO2 emissions.

New Maritime Fuel Rules: Industry Frets About Cost, Strategy, Supply

There are studies and reports from classification societies, scientific organizations and governmental agencies assuring maritime industries that carbon-heavy fuel is peaking and will be replaced by 2050

USPA presented to international and Ukrainian companies current dredging projects in the ports

To the representatives of 10 foreign and Ukrainian companies from the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, China and Ukraine were presented projects of capital and operational dredging in Ukrainian ports

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