In view of the upcoming implementation date of 1 January 2020 of the Sulphur Cap Regulation, Skuld would like to inform its members that the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has released new fuel specification guidelines for very low sulphur marine fuel oil “ISO / PAS 23263:2019”.
Cargo damage due to water ingress through leaking hatch covers remain an important part of cargo claims. Non-weathertight hatch covers are the main cause of wet cargo damage. Therefore, P&I clubs require vessels to always maintain hatch covers in a weathertight condition. It is also the statutory requirement for weathertightness in the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966:
Failure to comply with company procedures regarding entry into enclosed spaces can be fatal. This key shipboard operation sadly continues to cause injury and take lives every year, and in the following we briefly deal with the hazards, regulations and procedures involved in entering enclosed spaces.
MO has amended Regulation 14 of MARPOL Annex VI with effect from 1 January 2020. The amended Regulation 14 will result in a new global sulphur limit cap of 0.5% in HFO against the present 3.5% sulphur limit cap.
On 23-24 October 2018 the 7th Edition of the European Investment Summit took place in Athens presenting the occasion for companies to network with key industry players while discovering investment opportunities in Greece & Cyprus.
On 17 May 2018 at the Yacht Club in Piraeus, some 150 delegates from prominent ship management, insurance, ship-repair and other companies in the shipping industry attended an interactive seminar on Managing Marine Casualties presented by leading experts in their fields, the insurers, The Swedish Club (Stelios Magkanaris), class, DNV-GL (George Teriakidis), the law firm, Thomas Cooper (Douglas Bateson) and the technical consultants, SM Sigma Maritime (Manos Strongilos). The event was moderated by Nigel Lowry of Lloyd’s List.
ELNAVI Posidonia 2018 issue.
It is with pleasure and some pride that SM Sigma Maritime Technical Consultants announce the high-profile presentation entitled “The Insurance Perspective of Marine Disasters” that took place earlier this month.
Changes in legislation such as the Emission Control Area (ECA) 0.1 percent sulphur cap and the impending 0.5 percent IMO global sulphur limit are complicating the use, storage and handling of marine fuels. In order to help operators navigate around these issues, ExxonMobil has developed its Insight video series.
The Panama Canal marked the milestone 500th transit through the new locks on Wednesday with the transit of the Yan Ming containership YM Unity. In a statement the Panama Canal Authority said the new neopanamax locks are already exceeding expectations.