Budget cuts have led to slow navy responses and underreporting, a World Maritime University paper says.

‘Where there are concerns about the regulations of other jurisdictions then the individual or company should seek independent legal advice. The UK does not provide advice for or on behalf of other jurisdictions,’ says HM Treasury

The outlooks, forecasts and predictions for 2020 which were compiled at the end of last year now look like they were made in another age and on another planet. So what has the remainder of this most unusual year got in store for the industry?

The guard did not surrender his weapon to the ship's master and forced the vessel to deviate from its course

The ‘sophisticated concealment’ was rarely seen in the UK, according to the Border Force

KR is working with its customers on granting survey extensions during the pandemic, keeping in close contact with International Maritime Organization regulation updates and is developing e-certification systems

Armed gang boarded Liberia-flagged vessel and kidnapped Russian and Ukrainian seafarers, according to piracy monitoring group Dryad

The UN Security Council has been told Safer is deteriorating daily and no effort should be spared to first conduct a technical assessment and initial light repairs

The increase in incidents occurred in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, the South China Sea and the Singapore Strait