More Regulation – Page 18
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NewsShipping faces new safety challenges
The shipping industry’s safety record is again under the microscope, writes Denzil Stuart. A major new report identifies a series of new safety challenges for the industry to get a grip on a century after the ''Titanic'' disaster.
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NewsIce research aims to cut uncertainty in design and operation
Wendy Laursen explains that ice design is a case of brute force, but not ignorance, as classification societies turn research into safety for ships operating in the Arctic.
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NewsRemote controlled helicopter to inspect cargo holds
Italian classification society RINA is currently nearing completion of a three-year, EU co-funded R&D project on marine inspection robotic assistant systems (MINOAS). The project includes the development of a small, remote-controlled, four-rotor helicopter which is able to carry out overall surveys within the cargo holds of ships by taking photographs ...
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BV focuses on container ship springing
Bureau Veritas has introduced a new family of additional class notations, WhiSp, that give special attention to whipping and springing of container ships. Since the vessel’s natural frequency decreases with size and the wave encounter frequency increases with speed, large and fast container ships run the risk of encountering resonant ...
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NewsOutlook positive for LNG even when the charterer pays
Wendy Laursen says that LNG’s CO2 performance may be debatable, but it will improve EEDI values and take shipowners beyond compliance.
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NewsEmission deadlines concentrate minds
While facing increasingly competitive and often volatile market conditions, ship operators have the added challenge of finding cost-effective solutions to all-pervasive environmental controls; David Tinsley looks at some of the options.
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NewsWhen industry and science align
It’s a good guess that the Ballast Water Management Convention will come into force in the next year or so. But the question is, has the industry made room for it - in both a physical as well as market sense?
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NewsEfficiency is the name of the game
There’s something for everyone in this latest round of legislation, as the energy efficiency design index (EEDI) is the first tightening of control that will directly affect owners. The EEDI will force all ships over 400 tonnes built after 2013 to improve their efficiency by 10%, rising to 20% between ...
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NewsTaking a systematic approach to screening fire risks
UK-based company Safety at Sea Ltd describes its new fire risk screening methodology, designed to meet the requirements of large ships, and larger cruise vessels in particular.
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NewsDistrust and disbelief over carbon
Part of the problem seems to be there is some distrust between governmental bodies and the shipping industry. It’s flared up again with a UK Energy and Climate Change Committee report accusing shipping of “delaying tactics” with regard to its calls for a global IMO emissions scheme, and winding up ...
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NewsA market economy
To be clear, even the move to 0.5% low sulphur fuel in 2020 or 25 requires a step change, as it means a switch over to distillates, rather than just cleaner fuel oil says John Aitken of SEAaT.
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NewsCutting off the leg you stand on
“There are many who feel a growing unease about the fact that the EU’s new draft Sulphur Directive is going a lot further than the IMO’s Marpol Annex VI ruling”, says David Balston of the UK Chamber of Shipping.
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NewsDesigners must limit potential exposure to liability
Robert Sniffen, International Transport Intermediaries Club, considers the risks and responsibilities faced with ship designers and naval architects.
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NewsBigger boxships herald bigger problems for insurers and salvors
Denzil Stuart looks at the impact of the growing size of container vessels on the marine insurance community.
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NewsWhither 2012 and beyond? as uncertainty builds up
A mood of anxiety may well characterise the movement in the coming year as clubs face up to some very testing challenges. Denzil Stuart reports.
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NewsThe silent and invisible onboard killers
Two P&I clubs have recently emphasised to owners and managers the hazards of fumigated cargoes and entering enclosed spaces, responsible for fatalities among seafarers, writes Denzil Stuart.
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NewsThe right to bear arms?
The fight against piracy has been heating up, with increasing numbers of arms and live ammunition deployed on commercial vessels – but there are still very divided opinions on the matter.
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NewsNavigating the safety rulebook
Further than just making the process of keeping crews safe with well maintained equipment easier, companies like Schat-Harding are promising to help owners navigate the turbulent waters of legislation and IMO rules.
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NewsInnovation answers the call
There’s a couple of companies that keep coming up time and again in connection with good, innovative safety devices that not only save lives, but money.
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NewsGoing to the rescue
Dag Pike was aboard an 80ft catamaran in the wide open Atlantic when it started to crack. Here he explains how a container ship’s answer to the distress call underscores a very modern problem.
