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Shipping must shine the spotlight on seafarer safety, say major associations
BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping and other shipping organisations have called for greater awareness of seafarer security outside of shipping itself

Denmark steps up pressure on dark fleet tankers
The Baltic country will begin carrying out port state control inspections of vessels that anchor within its waters off Skagen

Pilot would have prevented Gibraltar collision, report finds
An accident report by the Gibraltar Maritime Administration has suggested that pilotage become compulsory for departures from Gibraltar, as it is for arrivals

Piracy watchdog warns of January spike in Singapore Strait sea robbery incidents
All 11 incidents took place in close proximity to each other on board ships while transiting the Phillip Channel. Also there were three separate episodes of two vessels being attacked within short intervals, suggesting the same group of attackers was involved

Is freedom of navigation under threat?
From the Red and Black Seas to the Baltic and the Taiwan Strait: shipping’s access to trade lanes is coming under fire while a political and legal war is being waged in the background to redefine what is and is not acceptable under the law of the sea. Is freedom of navigation, a fundamental principle of the law of the sea and a pillar of modern international law, something we have quietly given up on?

Red Sea traffic holds steady
Transit volumes are in line with ‘new normal’ levels

Norway releases ship detained in cable-cutting probe
Vessel was detained after a legal request by Latvia following damage to a fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden

The Daily View: Attack of the clones
Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping

Dead identities: over 25 ships using scrapped IMO numbers
The inability to accurately track and identify certain vessels goes beyond safety concerns at a time when merchant ships play a pivotal role in sanctions circumvention and growing grey-zone aggression

‘Concerning risk picture’ for scrap steel fires on larger bulkers, Gard warns
Intense heat and heavy smoke threaten to harm crew, firefighters and local residents

The Daily View: Pulp fictions
Your latest edition of Lloyd’s List’s Daily View — the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping

X-Press Pearl hearing establishes slot charterers can limit liability under LLMC
Recent case extends logic originally applied to MSC Napoli grounding in 2007
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