In February, a shipwreck off Calabria, Italy, claimed at least 72 lives, adding to the tragic toll of people who perished in the sea whilst taking dangerous journeys to Europe
The UK P&I Club has received the following update from our listed Correspondent Huatai Marine, regarding the Shanghai Municipality regulations on the prevention and control of ship pollution and the Jiangsu Province regulations on the prevention and control of ship pollution in the Yangtze River, that came into effect on 1 March 2023.
Two-thirds of the world's oceans lying beyond 200 nautical miles from the exclusive economic zones )"EEZ") of coastal countries are referred to as international waters or the 'high seas'
On 24 February 2023, the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US Department of State and the US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on numerous additional individuals, entities and vessels that the US has determined are engaged in sanctions evasions.