According to the Cypriot Transport Minister, Marios Demetriades, the new under-secretariat for maritime affairs is planned to be located in Limassol, as the majority of the shipping companies are based there.

Liberian Coast Guard, in cooperation with Sea Shepherd Global, arrested a St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged trawler for fisheries crimes, including fish smuggling and violations of tax and customs laws.

The Liberian Registry recently co-hosted a round-table discussion with the U.S. Coast Guard and twelve shipping companies to debate topical issues relating to ballast water.

In recent years, researchers argue that the rate of generated power is between 1.5 W m−2 within large wind farms. A study by PNAS shows that considerably higher power generation rates may be sustainable over some open ocean areas.

According to a statement by the Liberian Registry, the International Transport Workers Federation has acknowledged Liberia as a quality flag, during a meeting at ITF headquarters in London.

China Classification Society published a report which summarizes the updated China ECAs Implementation scheme, and focuses on the distinction in emission control requirements among ports of Europe Union, Hong Kong and China.

Man overboard events can occur at any time during the day regardless of weather and sea conditions and from any part of the ship. Man overboard events continue to be a problem for the cruise industry.

ChartCo, a maritime digital data and compliance services supplier, announced the launch of Version 5.4 of EnviroManager. Enviromanager aims to facilitate vessels' operators comply with MARPOL regulations for discharges and emissions.

Speedcast International Limited announced the release of SIGMA Gateway Xtreme, a network device in order to manage Speedcast’s Ku VSAT network, Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress network, and 4G/LTE services.