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TheMaritime Labour Convention, 2006 or MLC, 2006 is an international labour Convention adopted by the International Labour Organization...

The Oil Pollution Act placed additional restrictions on companies that ship oil in the United States. A responsible party under OPA is...

Introduction A Conference, convened in Athens in 1974, adopted the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their...

The Content of a ballast water management plan- Introduction: It should contain information about the relevant conventions. Ship...

Why there is a need to manage the ballast water? While ballast water is essential for safe and efficient modern shipping operations, it...

The Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), 1965 was adopted on 9 April. The Convention's main objectives are...