Palau terminates its flag registry agreement to boost governance and compliance following U.S. sanctions on its vessels.

WISTA Turkey's General Assembly elects Melike Aysu Gürgan as President, aiming to enhance women's representation in the maritime sector.

MARITIME stakeholders in Nigeria have lambasted the federal government for its inability to float a viable national carrier, resulting in an estimated 20,000 local and offshore job losses in recent years.

THE Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines' (IRISL) global ranking based on the capacity of freight handling rose from 23rd in fiscal 2015-16 to 13th last year (March 2018-19), reports Tehran's Financial Tribune

TAIWAN's container liner Yang Ming is in the greatest financial danger following the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping, according to Drewry Financial Research Services (DFRS), adding that the line has the industry's most leveraged balance sheet, with a net gearing of a massive 437 per cent at the end of the third quarter.

THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), with the support of the Asian Shipowners' Association (ASA) and the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA), has completed its annual update of the Flag State Performance Table, showing that among the 12 largest flag states none had more than one potential negative indicator and nine had no negative indicators