Monthly archive

June 2015

HK Marine Dept. Announces Extended Port Facilities and Light Dues Incentive Scheme

It's always refreshing when a regulatory body employs a carrot rather than a stick. The Hong Kong Marine Department Notice No. 91 of 2015 extends the existing program to reduce vessel SOx emissions while in port from 25 Sept. 2015 to 31 March 2018.

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Paris MOU Releases Black-Grey-White List for 2015

The list covers the period 2012- 2014. France continued at the top of the White list with Hong Kong moving up 4 spots to number 2 and Bahamas moving up 8 to number 3. The United State made the biggest move up 17 spots courtesy of having 34 inspections and 5 detentions from 2011 dropping off the score card. Who says statistics aren't your friend.

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DNV-GL STATUTORY UPDATE No. 05, 2015 / JUNE

Our friends at DNV-GL have issued an update titled IMO REQUIREMENTS FROM JULY 2015 TO JULY 2018 INCLUSIVE to help owners and managers keep up with the ever increasing number of amendments to various conventions and regulations.

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ICS submission to the 95th session of the Maritime Safety Committee - Industry guidance on large scale rescue operations at sea

The International Chamber of Shipping submission provides information on new industry guidance, Large Scale Rescue Operations at Sea.

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AMSA issues Marine Notice 10/2015 regarding coastal pilotage requirements

Vessel masters, owners and operators are reminded about the coastal pilotage requirements within the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, as prescribed in Marine Order 54 (Coastal pilotage) 2014.

An AMSA-licensed coastal pilot is required for any vessel that navigates in a defined coastal pilotage area:

a. that is 70m or longer in length overall; or

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ITF Continues Their Assault on Open Registers

The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has for years fought the rise of open ship registers whether good with high standards or bad with nearly non-existent standards. This indiscriminate approach is reason for our ITF cynicism.

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Paris/Tokyo MOUs Schedule Additional Concentrated Inspection Campaigns for 2015/2016

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) held its 48th Committee meeting in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands, from 18 - 22 May 2015.

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