IMO Extraordinary Council Session held to discuss the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov

by Brian Sinnott | Mar 14, 2022 | IFSMA

An IMO Extraordinary Council Session was held to discuss the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. The meeting was called at short notice on 11th March 2022 and attended by the IFSMA Secretary General, Jim Scorer. IFSMA...

IFSMA Newsletter – February 2022

by Brian Sinnott | Mar 6, 2022 | IFSMA

Link below to IFSMA newsletter for February 2022 Lithium batteries in road vehicles appear to be causing many ship fires, on one such car carrier “Felicity Ace” caught fire recently and eventually sank while under tow, all the crew were rescued. Such fires...