Protection against piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea – Shipmaster’s position

IFSMA Newsletter Nr.39

Secretary General’s Report   Just as we thought we were making progress against Covid-19 around the world, many countries have seen a resurgence and a third wave. This is having the effect of lockdowns and travel bans. The IMO, all the NGOs there and others from acro...

CESMA News 2021-1, March

2021 LIFE IN NEW REALITIES 2021 came with the new warnings about modified COVID 19 and possible new peaks of the pandemic. And so we have to learn to live with the new realities. In the last decades the maritime industry became more intensified and so the contracts of seamen shorten. Voyages of...

IFSMA Newsletter Nr.38

Secretary General’s Report   Last month we had some interesting news that the global merchant fleet of vessels above 100 grt has now reached over the 100,000-ship milestone for the first time, according to data from Clarksons Research. Across 100,001 ships in total, ...

IFSMA Newsletter Nr.37

Secretary General’s Report   Well here we are at the beginning of 2021 and we are all still badly affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), on behalf of the whole mariti...

IFSMA Newsletter Nr.36

Secretary General’s Report   As the pandemic still rages on around the world, there is some good news in the form of more companies developing a COVID-19 vaccine which are now starting to get clearance for use around the world. November saw the IMO issue a Resolution...