The International Chamber of Shipping reports that the coronavirus outbreak is costing the industry $350m each week in lost revenues

The managing director of IR Class explained how classification societies play a significant role in enabling shipping to meet regulatory requirements

Polaris Shipping says the latest incident should not be linked with an earlier sinking of another very large ore carrier owned by the company, which killed 22 seafarers in 2017

The maritime union wants greater investment in education, tighter rules on competency certificates and improvements to the tonnage tax scheme

Hans Ottosen tells Lloyd’s List why it was necessary to relinquish a majority stake in the company if the opportunities identified in the IoT area were to be secured

Families of the victims made clear they though the the court had handed down a derisory punishment. They said they would appeal to hold Mr Kim liable for the loss of the seafarers’ lives

The cases on board a tanker and bulk carrier, which led to two deaths including a deck cadet, involved lack of awareness and training about entering enclosed spaces

Hamburg Vessel Co-ordination Centre and Wärtsilä have successfully trialled an ECDIS-based system designed to improve efficiency

Seafarers are trained in technical skills when on board ship, while management looks for soft skills. Moving from one to the other appears much less structured than the industry would like