All will remember the tragic circumstances of the ‘Bulk Jupiter’ lost with 18 crew whilst carrying a cargo of Bauxite in the opening days of this year. From the Bahamas investigation report that determined cargo liquefaction as the most probable...
Members will recall that the International Iron Metallics Association (IIMA) has been contracted by Venezuelan interests to present a case for r the carriage of DRI Fines under ventilation, rather than under an inert atmosphere as currently...
1. Energy efficiency – IMO MRV IMO’s ECA requirements entered into force, requesting ships to use on board fuel oil with a sulphur content of no more than 0.10% from 1 January 2015, against the limit of 1.00% in effect up until 31 December 2014. You...
Organisations representing the global shipping and oil industry have announced that the size of the ‘High Risk Area’ for piracy in the Indian Ocean has been reduced and issued new advice to merchant ship operators. You need to login to view the rest...
The INTERCARGO Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2015 provides a list of reported losses of bulk carriers with dwt over 10,000 for previous ten years (2005 -2015), analysis of causes and the trends. The need for continued vigilance and awareness of the...
In Sept 2015, there were 2 cases when ecological inspectors made photos of sea surface around the ship, allegedly contaminated by oil. They put the above pictures on local internet page and started to produce a ‘great noise’ about potential...
21 Nov 2016:-
1. Further clarification regarding transiting the Bab el Mandeb (BeM) straits
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22 Dec 2015:- IMO website posted an update on 21 Dec 2015 at . Two paragraphs of the IMO message are quoted below: “The compiled 2015 assessment tonnages, released to IMO’s Member States on 16 December 2015, contained some unverified data, but also...