Now then, how could this round in Ukraine end up? How the situation affects the energy jargon and the shipping perspective? The Ports are still unaffected, but… John Faraclas writes:…
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White List déjà vu, By Andrew Guest It’s over a decade since a global federation of transport unions showed how easy it was to obtain a Panamanian certificate of competency. …
New targeting lists Paris MoU At its 46th meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2012 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations.…
City of London, UK – 6th June 2013 – Private Maritime Security Company, REDfour MSS Ltd Gains Section 5 Firearms License and SAMI Accreditations. ”This shows our continued & long…
A Symposium on The Future of Ship Safety Please see the final programme including speaker bios at http://www.imo.org/About/Events/FSS/Documents/Symposium%20Programme%20final.pdf And attached: Symposium Programme final We are sure that this is one of…
3 June 2013 –IMO is to host a wide-ranging symposium on ship safety in the future. The IMO Symposium on the Future of Ship Safety will be held on 10 and 11 June,…
Tokyo – Leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) has announced the release of the latest version of its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of…
(UK P&I Club, Lloyd’s Register, Intercargo) When bulk cargoes shift, liquefy, catch fire or explode as a consequence of poor loading procedures, the consequences can be massive. Ships may capsize,…
London – Leading classification society ClassNK received the Safety at Sea Award at the Seatrade Awards 2013 held at Guildhall, City of London on 10 May for its efforts to…
Lifeboat hooks can be “lethal” and their design is out of date and unsuitable to meet modern demands, according to serving seafarers whose views have been gathered by InterManager. …
LONDON (May. 1, 2013) — Protection Vessels International Limited (PVI) and Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) are pleased to announce that an agreement has been entered into for PVI…
Chinese Fishing trawler Kai Xin, operated by Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International Co., Shanghai suffered a serious fire on the 17th of April 2013 whilst fishing for krill in the vicinity…
TOKYO – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President: Koichi Muto) today announced that MOL will donate the equivalent of 2 million yen to The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry…
Shipowners and seafarers’ unions have joined forces to express concern at flag states’ failure to submit maritime casualty reports as required under international Conventions. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS),…
Your daily news service from ports around the world. In this HOT PORT NEWS, read about: * United Kingdom, Immingham – IGJ berth outage postponed * United States, Boston, Massachusetts…
Charles Taylor as managers of the Standard Club have arranged a hull and machinery facility exclusively for the benefit of Standard Club members. Insurance cover is provided by Swiss Re…
Parat Halvorsen AS has this week gathered key personnel from the maritime industry to a technical review and discussion of tank heating solutions for supply vessels with NOFO notation. Technical…
Your daily news service from ports around the world. In this HOT PORT NEWS, read about: * United States, Boston, Massachusetts – MARSEC Level increased * Hong Kong, Hong Kong…
Sea trial success for the latest version of Thomas Gunn’s voyager service Thomas Gunn, the maritime services company and leading Admiralty distributor, today announced the results of sea trials of…
Maritime safety equipment innovator, Martek Marine, has released a MED-certified portable gas detector that can be easily and safely recalibrated onboard, providing tamperproof certification to meet the many regulations governing…
Titanic’s legacy – safer sea lanes in the North Atlantic (source: Lloyds of London) The International Ice Patrol, established in response to the Titanic disaster, celebrates one hundred years of…
Terrifying cargo grab by Gulf of Guinea pirates might have been avoided by a modest investment in a GPS transmitter, IMIF meeting hears Shipowners and cargo interests are facing a…