[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ITF (International Transport Workers Federation) has commissioned an in depth study into the implementation and enforcement of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), which came into force in August 2013. The study will [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Human Rights at Sea has published a new independent guidance for volunteer maritime rescuers for their awareness of the potential risks of criminalisation when planning for and facilitating rescues at sea. The free guidance is [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Korean Register (KR) has announced that it has signed an agreement with the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) to deliver services on behalf of the Indian flag administration, carrying out vessel surveys and issuing certificates [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved mandatory requirements for ships to record and report their fuel consumption, in a move that sends a clear and positive signal [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ITF (International Transport Workers Federation) has commissioned an in depth study into the implementation and enforcement of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), which came into force in August 2013. The study will [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Researchers at UCL Energy Institute (UCL EI) use the methodology they developed for the Third IMO GHG Study 2014 and AIS data to estimate emissions from five different ship types and display this in a [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The implementation of mass flow meters to be used for marine gasoil deliveries in Singapore “could come as early as in 2017,” said Capt M Segar, assistant chief executive of operations of the Maritime and [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ocean carriers bucked a five-month downwards trend by improving container service reliability in March, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors. The average on-time performance in [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have announced a new bursary training scheme in Marine Cartography and Data Assessment. Organised jointly by the UKHO and MPA [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The collapse of talks in Doha over the weekend to sanction a freeze in oil production is perhaps indicative of the division between OPEC members and most notably Saudi Arabia and Iran, which were the [...]
