0 Women in Maritime MRA Online Thursday, October 15, 2026 Global cadet programme opens doors for seafarers from developing countries The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has opened nominations for the second phase of NextWave Seafarers, an initiative that gives cadets from developing countries the onboard experience they need to qualify as officers.
0 Shipping MRA Online Monday, October 12, 2026 Is there a future for counter-drone technology on merchant ships? Media reports highlight the issues facing merchant ships. Over two days in early October, drones struck four merchant ships in the Black Sea. On 5 October the Turkish-owned grain carrier Royad Mammadov, sailing from the Ukrainian port of Izmail...
0 Shipping MRA Online Monday, October 12, 2026 Calling for ship noise to be recognised as marine pollution South Africa, together with Chile and Georgia, has brought the key findings of a wide-ranging study before the International Maritime Organization (IMO), arguing that underwater noise from ships should be formally recognised as a form of marine...
0 Women in Maritime MRA Online Friday, October 9, 2026 Marine geoengineering under the spotlight at IMO South African, Radia Razack, chaired the 48th Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Convention and the 21st Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Protocol which took place at International Maritime Organization...