USCG approves DNV as BWM test “Independent Lab”
JUNE 13, 2013 — DNV says that it has become the first classification society to achieve the status of an Independent Laboratory (IL). This means it is authorized by the United States
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ICS offers guidelines on establishing a safety culture
JUNE 10, 2013 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published new guidance for shipowners on how shipping companies and crews can implement an effective safety culture. The new ICS Guidelines
BIMCO President: Shipping “under environmental siege”
MAY 30, 2013 — The new president of BIMCO Mr. John Denholm has identified environmental pressures facing the shipping industry as some of its most significant current challenges as he embarks upon
MEPC makes progress on BWM systems, and more
MAY 21, 2013 — Shipowners may now have a little more clarity on the issue of when they will need to fit the Ballast Water Management systems called for by a new
Wärtsilä Aquarius EC BWMS gets Final Approval status
MAY 16, 2013 — Wärtsilä says its Aquarius EC Ballast Water Management System has received Final Approval status from IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) for its Wärtsilä Aquarius EC Ballast Water
Survey: Seafarers fear facing criminal charges
APRIL 24, 2013 — As many as 85.04 percent of seafarers say that they are concerned about facing criminal charges. They feel they are scapegoated and that there are numerous regulations which
IMO panel looks at how to handle crime on board ship
APRIL 23, 2013 — IMO’s Legal Committee has approved draft guidelines on the preservation and collection of evidence after an allegation of a serious crime on board a ship, or after a
IACS unveils new draft of harmonized CSR
APRIL 2, 2013 — The question of to what structural standards ships should be built may seem pretty arcane, but having effective structural rules is fundamental to having a market in which
ICS issues position paper on Arctic shipping
DECEMBER 17, 2012 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, has issued a new position paper on Arctic shipping. As the Arctic
Mitropoulos’s last IMO Assembly adopts a range of resolutions
A wide range of resolutions was adopted by the 27th Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which met at IMO’s London Headquarters November 21 to 30. Besides resolutions urging Governments to