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Arnt Stensen, Senior Claims Executive and Technical Manager at Skuld, has warned members that cargo samples held significant importance in protecting tanker ship owners against potential cargo claims, which necessitated the utmost care in their proper handling.

The Crew Welfare Week took place from 20 to 22 June 2023, focusing on how to discuss and embrace the role of the seafarers in shipping.

The Spanish government has fined a Vietnamese ship operator $129,000, for an unauthorised ship-to-ship oil transfer that was at the centre of a Russian sanctions probe.

The 2022 SAFETY4SEA Forum took place virtually from 19 to 20 of October 2022, focusing on key safety issues and latest updates of the regulatory agenda for the maritime industry and priorities on the agenda to move forward.

The 2022 Crew Welfare Week, June 21-23, focused on the vital role that seafarers play for a safer and sustainable shipping as well as the whole trade and economy, setting key priorities on industry's agenda to improve working and living conditions for people onboard.

In the latest GREEN4SEA Virtual Forum, the importance of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) was highly stressed. Mr. Konstantinos Papoutsis, Euronav’s Sustainability Manager gave a presentation to touch upon the disclosing of ESG data performance and shipping finance regulation and initiatives taken by the industry and beyond.

Two years into a pandemic have opened new, unprecedented pathways for digitalization globally, making shipping to accelerate integration of technologies that were already in track. And although the near future seems unfruitful for a full integration of autonomous ships, the reality of technology revolutionizing conventional shipping operations and help improving maritime safety is closer than we think. Here are the most promising technologies transforming shipping in the coming decade.

The new coronavirus (COVID-19) has cost the lives of more than 5,424,000 while confirmed cases exceed 284,000,000.

The 2021 SAFETY4SEA Forum took place virtually from 19 to 21 of October 2021, focusing on key safety issues and latest updates of the regulatory agenda for the maritime industry which is currently facing challenging times due to the pandemic.

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) launched a new report, titled "Defining sustainability criteria for marine fuels", outlining fifteen issues, principles and criteria that provide guidance on the sustainability of marine fuels under consideration for shipping’s decarbonisation.