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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved new guidelines aimed at improving transparency in ship registration and cracking down on the growing misuse of flags. Adopted by the IMO’s Legal Committee during its 113th session in London, the measures are designed to strengthen due diligence, enhance oversight of registries and ensure the accuracy of vessel …
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https://splash247.com/imo-moves-to-tighten-ship-registration-rules-amid-surge-in-flag-fraud/The Strait of Hormuz has lurched through a dizzying sequence of openings, closures, vessel attacks and a US naval boarding in the past three days, leaving commercial shipping operators very concerned about the safety of their fleets in the region. The crisis deepened dramatically this weekend as Iran announced the strait was open, only to …
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https://splash247.com/hormuz-crisis-intensifies/Concerns grew on Monday that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran might not hold after the U.S. said it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade and Iran vowed to retaliate.Efforts to build a more lasting peace in the region likewise appeared to be on shaky ground…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-seizes-iranian-cargo-ship-tehran-vows-538215
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-seizes-iranian-cargo-ship-tehran-vows-538215TUI Cruises said on Sunday that its Mein Schiff 4 and Mein Schiff 5 ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz.In a statement posted on its website, the company said it had obtained approvals from relevant authorities, under careful consideration…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/two-cruise-ships-pass-strait-hormuz-538216
https://www.marinelink.com/news/two-cruise-ships-pass-strait-hormuz-538216French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Greece next week to renew a security pact between the two countries against the backdrop of the war in Iran, a Greek government official said on Sunday.France and Greece, long-standing NATO allies, signed a security and defense agreement in 2021, which
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/france-greece-renew-defense-pact-538217The U.S. Coast Guard continues to search for a missing cargo vessel that experienced engine failure on Wednesday near Saipan in the Western Pacific, part of the Mariana archipelago. The overturned vessel was sighted by the airplane crew about 34 nautical miles northeast of Pagan…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-coast-guard-searches-missing-vessel-538218
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-coast-guard-searches-missing-vessel-538218The All Aboard Alliance has launched Unspoken, a project to develop a global framework for companies to better identify, prevent, and respond to unwanted sexual behaviour aboard vessels.There is strong evidence that sexual misconduct at sea is both widespread and significantly underreported…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-alliance-targets-sexual-misconduct-538219Woodside Energy has awarded a services contract to Green Tug Towing – a joint venture of Harbor Docking & Towing and Saltchuk Marine – for the design and construction of four new tugs to be built at C&C Marine and Repair in Belle Chase, Louisiana…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/woodside-orders-four-tugs-louisiana-lng-538220Construction has started on a new Seafarers Centre at the Port of Port Hedland in Australia.Benchmark Construction and Building has been awarded a contract to construct the new center which will be a welcoming space for seafarers visiting Port Hedland and will include areas for rest…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/construction-begins-port-hedland-538221The Australian government and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have concluded a contract for the construction of three upgraded Mogami-class frigates for Australia's General Purpose Frigate (GPF) program.In August 2025, the Australian government selected MHI's upgraded Mogami-class frigate (4…
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