Jim Wilson

Dr. Rosalie Balkin, Secretary-General of the Comité Maritime International (CMI), has been presented with the prestigious International Maritime Prize. Dr. Balkin, who was nominated by the Government of Australia, was honoured at the annual IMO Awards Ceremony, held in London on 24 November 2025. The ceremony followed the first day of the 34th session of...

Officer Lee Tae Young, a first mate from the Republic of Korea, has been awarded the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, in recognition of his heroic actions that saved 12 fellow crew members from the Geum Seong No. 135 when it sunk in November 2024. He was honoured during a special ceremony recognizing seafarers held...

Strong demand is driving expansion of the CMA Terminal Khalifa Port – less than one year after inauguration. CMA CGM is scaling up the facility’s capacity by nearly 1.8 million TEUs to 2.7 million TEUs, representing close to 50% increase in the terminal’s capacity. This expansion will raise Khalifa Port’s handling total capacity to 10.5 million TEUs, Inaugurated in December 2024 by His Highness...

MEDLOG, the global logistics operator and part of the MSC Group of companies, has signed an important concession agreement to operate the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (PICT). This strategic project will enhance inland supply chain connectivity, ease cargo flows, and support both the communities and broader industrial growth of Bangladesh. The PICT near the capital...

A single loose wire led to the deaths of six workers, the grounding of the container ship Dali and the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a safety investigation has found. Investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board discovered that the loose wire in the ship’s electrical system caused a breaker...

The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will meet next week to elect Members of the IMO Council and to approve the Organization’s work programme and budget. The Assembly, which meets every two years, elects the forty Members of the IMO Council, which is the executive organ of IMO and is responsible, under the Assembly,...

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for a bulk carrier vessel for Norwegian shipowner Aasen Shipping.  It will be the latest in a series of six such vessels to operate with a similar system, the technology group reports. The hybrid system combines a battery and a conventional engine. “Its foremost benefit...

An act of crew-forgetfulness led to a gas tanker losing power for several minutes in the Port of Brisbane in March this year, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found. Crew aboard the gas carrier Gaschem Homer forgot to switch two of the three ship’s generators to automatic mode. The ship’s power management system was...

Professor Momoko Kitada of the World Maritime University has been selected to receive the 2025 IMO Gender Equality Award. The Award is bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women in the maritime sector. The IMO Council endorsed Professor Kitada as the recipient during its 135th...

Protecting the marine environment must remain central to any marine geo-engineering project, countries have warned at the International Maritime Organization. At the recent meeting of the London Convention Contracting Parties (the London Convention as amended is the main regulatory instrument in this area) governments noted expert findings that marine carbon dioxide removal approaches are still...