Tag: Red Sea

Industry associations BIMCO, ICS, CLIA, IMCA, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and OCIMF have come together to publish security guidance applicable to navigating in the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

IMO works with other stakeholder to ensure maritime security and safety in the Red Sea Area, in line with the 2050 Africa Integrated Maritime Strategy (2050 AIM Strategy).  

As evident in a recent statement, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has serious concerns regarding the recent attacks against commercial ships transiting the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

On November 19, while travelling through the Red Sea, armed attackers boarded the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier flying the Bermuda flag and leased by the Japanese shipping corporation NYK, without authorization using a helicopter.

According to Gard P&I Club, geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea have increased since the commencement of the Israel-Gaza conflict and this is particularly relevant for assets with links to Israeli transiting the region.

According to Gard P&I Club, regional conflicts, military activity, and political tensions continue to pose threats to commercial vessels operating in high risk areas such as the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and Western Indian Ocean.

After years of negotiations, the UN-led project to prevent a massive oil spill from the FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast began yesterday with the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from the decaying vessel. After years of negotiations, the United Nations with its contractor Boskalis’ SMIT Salvage announced that the UN-led project to prevent a massive oil spill from the FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast began yesterday with the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from the decaying vessel.

A UN-owned ship arrived off war-torn Yemen on 16th, for a risky operation to pump more than a million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker and prevent a catastrophic spill.

During the 80th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), 3-7 July 2023, it was decided that from 2025, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden will be special areas under MARPOL Annexes I and V.

According to Egyptian officials, on 11th June, three British tourists were missing and twelve had been rescued after a motor boat caught fire off Egyptian Red Sea coast.