How such inspections work and their possible consequences Ship inspections are critical to ensure compliance with the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) and therefore comply with legal regulations and international standards working conditions for seafarers. How are such inspections carried out and what are their consequences? The decision to...
The International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has adopted an updated procedure for the recognition and notification of lost containers, This is done in order to improve their identification, monitoring and return. The UN maritime department, in turn, has defined a mandatory system for declaring...
In the first quarter of this year, the shipping industry demonstrated the best efficiency since the 2008 global financial crisis. At the same time, an equally significant amount of income is forecasted in the second quarter. The best performance in shipping since the crisis $ 17,461 a...
How the export freight traffic of metal products has changed Export of metal products through seaports in 2020 increased by 6.6%. Odessa Sea Trade Port became the leader in metal transshipment according to the results of the last year. Over the past year, Ukrainian seaports reloaded 15 million...
Today we recall the most important events at the legislative level in 2020-2021 The beginning of last year foreshadowed the transfer of 2 seaports of Ukraine to a concession (transfer of state property to private hands for the purpose of modernization). First to enter the concession was...
More than 300 companies have signed the "Neptune Declaration" to help seafarers As you know, about 90% of world trade is transported by sea, and restrictions due to coronavirus in many jurisdictions affect supply chains. And there is also a situation when seafarers are unable...