Turkish yacht captains are migrating abroad due to low wages and job insecurity, raising concerns over the skilled workforce in the maritime sector.

At the Tokyo MoU’s Port State Control Committee meeting held in Singapore this week, INTERTANKO put over the growing concern from Members that facilitation payments are becoming more commonplace during ship inspections. INTERTANKO’s Regional Manager Asia-Pacific, Tim Wilkins, spoke during an Industry Open Forumsession at which Intercargo, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Internati...

A 2000-passenger cruise ship has suffered a mechanical breakdown that forced it to stop for repairs at Port Canaveral