IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the World Health Organization’s decision to name seafarers as one of the groups of transportation workers that should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination in instances of limited supplies. The updated guidance for Stage...

Fifteen seafarers stranded onboard the bulker Angelic Power in Southern China have returned home after up to 17 months onboard the vessel. The Angelic Power which discharged its cargo in Guangzhou in July 2020 had been at the centre of a commercial dispute between the...

Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany remain closed to shipping on Thursday following record rain last week, but water levels are falling, German authorities said. The southern Rhine rose last week after heavy rain and floods which caused heavy loss of life in...