The Mariner's Blog

Main Principles of the Passage Planning Process to Know
  • Nov 16, 2020
  • Charles Hays
Main Principles of the Passage Planning Process to Know

A good passage plan is the key to safe and successful voyages. Before sailing, mariners need to understand the underlying principles of the passage...

IMSBC Code and Supplement, 2020 Edition Now Available
  • Nov 27, 2019
  • Monique Dean
IMSBC Code and Supplement, 2020 Edition Now Available

The new edition of International Maritime solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC Code) & Supplement, 2020 Edition is now available for purchase. What’s it ...

Get Your Copy of MARPOL Consolidated Edition, 2017
  • Sep 23, 2019
  • Monique Dean
Get Your Copy of MARPOL Consolidated Edition, 2017

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL Convention) is now available for purchase. What’s it for? Th...

UKHO Supporting The Blue Economy
  • Jun 3, 2019
  • Monique Dean
UKHO Supporting The Blue Economy

Our oceans are critical to so many particular points of our day-to-day lives. Globally, we rely on our oceans for trade, food, and other valuable r...

  • Aug 29, 2014
  • Charles Hays
What's new in the International Safety Management (ISM) Code 2014 edition

The International Safety Management (ISM) Code 2014 edition was released on June 23, 2014 by the International Maritime Organization. It replaces i...

  • Mar 13, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
Estimates of Global Shipping's Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions to be Updated

A study by IMO concluded that about 2.7% of the global man-made emissions of CO2 in 2007—some 870 million tons—were emitted by international shipp...

  • Feb 27, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
USCG Policy Letter provides guidance for revised MARPOL Annex V

MARPOL Annex V deals with the prevention of garbage pollution by ships. The US implements MARPOL Annex V by the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ship...

  • Jan 25, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
IMO's Koji Sekimizu Announces 2013 Maritime Day Theme

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has announced the theme of this year's Maritime Day: "Sustainable Development: IMO’s contribution beyond ...

  • Jan 3, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
New Pollution Regulations Take Effect

In July 2011, amendments were adopted for the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) to require more engery ...

  • May 25, 2012
  • Tim Gossett
IMO's Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Biofouling

IMO has published Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Biofouling to Minimize the Transfer of Invasive Aquatic Species (Ships' Biofo...