ICS: Action Needed on Places of Refuge and Casualty Investigations
There are some clearly identifiable steps which need to be taken to enhance the already very impressive record of maritime safety of shipping
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World Maritime Day 2012
The World Maritime Day theme for 2012 is IMO: One hundred years after the Titanic”.
ICS: IMO Ballast Water regime must change to avoid chaos
The International Chamber of Shipping has called on the International Maritime Organization to address some critical issues concerning the imminent implementation of
Shipping Related Research
A presentation of George A. Gratsos, President of Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, at the National Council for Research and Technology on the 31st of July 2012
China State Shipbuilding Corporation event in Athens
On June 19th, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (referred to as CSSC), leading its three subordinated engine makers, Hudong Heavy Machinery Co.,Ltd
International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures (2010 FTP Code) mandatory from 1 July 2012
Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) to make mandatory the International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures
The Influence of Greek Shipping on Globalization
A presentation of George A. Gratsos Ph.D., President of Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, at the Annual Seminar 2012 of NATOs Transport Group of Ocean Shipping held
Union of Greek Shipowners – Annual Report 2011-12
The Union of Greek Shipowners has published its Annual Report 2011-12 with a foreword by its president Theodore E. Veniamis. The report, inter alia, underlines: – In 2011, the world shipping market failed to register a recovery from the low levels of previous years with uncertainty reigning high and making further predictions very hard. –(…)
IMO signs counter-piracy partnerships with UN agencies and EU
The commitment of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia through boosting capacity building in the region has been underlined with the signing of five strategic partnerships with a number of UN agencies and the EU, following a Conference on Capacity Building to Counter Piracy off the Coast of(…)
Guidelines for implementation of energy efficiency measures adopted
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted four sets of guidelines intended to assist in the implementation of the mandatory Regulations on Energy Efficiency for Ships in MARPOL Annex VI, which are expected to enter into force on 1 January 2013: • 2012 Guidelines on the method of(…)