Paris MoU 2023 Report: Progress in Port State Control

Pratik Bijlani – The Paris MoU has released its 2023 Annual Report, which provides a complete summary of the year’s activities and statistics. This year saw great development, with the Maritime Authority of Montenegro entering the Paris MoU on Port State Control on July 1, 2023. Montenegro’s membership strengthens the region’s collective safety efforts, particularly

Houthis Intensify Drone Boat Attacks in Red Sea, Heightening Maritime Security Risks

Pratik Bijlani – Yemen’s Houthi rebels have increased their maritime operations, using drone boats loaded with explosives to target trade ships in the Red Sea. This smart shift in tactics poses substantial problems to maritime security, as these unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) strike with precision and from a distance, reducing the Houthis’ vulnerability to counterattacks.

IDEOLOGISING POPULACE

– Capt Sury Pullat The OUTLOOK Indian magazine’s (recent) coverage of politics, election results and people who vote to govern, seems to have failed at the outset, ideologically itself. For, two-thirds exercising adult suffrage don’t crystallise the thoughts that transpired through the entire population’s mind or the suffragists as activists. It is a pity that

Stowaways: Legal Challenges in the Shipping Industry

Stowaways, or unauthorised people who board ships, continue to pose a significant issue to the shipping sector. Aside from the inherent dangers to the stowaways, their presence raises legal, logistical, and ethical concerns for shipowners, crew members, and authorities alike. In this essay, we will look at the various concerns involving stowaways in the context

Greener Plantation Drive

The Three Bees Research Foundation planted 30 saplings in Sector 44-C, Chandigarh, on June 25th in observance of the Day of the Seafarer. Representatives from the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Three Bees Shipping (TBS), The Leela World Wide Group, The Maritime Union of India (MUI), and The Seafarers Community from Chandigarh welcomed this occasion and

BLOCK 2nd JULY 2024 – AMET Global Maritime Summit

AMET University, a pioneer in maritime education in India, has established the Dr. J Ramachandran Maritime Foundation to promote maritime excellence. They’ve announced the AMET Global Maritime Summit 2024 (AGMS 2024) and the AMET Global Maritime Awards (AGMA-2024). This important yearly event will be held on July 2, 2024, at the Anna Centenary Library Auditorium