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Nearly 1.2 million seafarers work for the world’s shipping industry. This industry is genuinely global in nature and therefore an international regulatory regime of universal acceptance is imperative. The rapid developments in the shipping industry, ship management, financing, ship registries, ship design, environmental concerns, technological advancements etc rendered the existing diverse and complex provisions inadequate…

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is the most important of all the international treaties concerning safety of merchant ships. The first version of the convention was adopted in 1914. The 1960 convention that entered into force on 26 May 1965 was the first major achievement of the International Maritime…

The human factor involved in ship handling is being rotated within the kaleidoscope of Maritime Training, to bring out a better shape. Today’s ships are technologically advanced and are equipped with sophisticated equipments and hence it demands highly trained operators. A slight lapse on the part of the crew may ruin the cargo, voyage or…

Mr GS Sahni, DG Shipping, Govt of India called the Maritime Training Institutes to usher in excellent quality, modern technology and efficiency in the training of Indian Seafarers. Updating of professional knowledge is imperative to perform maritime operations in a perfect manner. Constant training will only make the Indian Officers more competent than those of…

What happens when a ship in distress requires a “place of refuge”? In the aftermath of the incident involving the fully laden 31,068 dwt stricken Tanker Castor unable to find a sheltered place to effect cargo transfer and repairs for some 35 days after developing a structural problem in the Mediterranean Sea en route from…