Prelimenary results of Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Fire Safety Systems
_x000D_ Fire safety on board ships still serious concern. _x000D_ _x000D_ Recent events have demonstrated that a fire on board a ship can be potentially devastating and can seriously affect the safety of those on board. Preliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety Systems, carried out between 1 September 2012 and […]
AMSA to inspect Sam Simon in Williamstown
Australian Maritime Safety Authority surveyors will inspect Sea Shepherd Australia’s vessel Sam Simon and interview crew in Williamstown this Friday regarding a number of alleged incidents in the Southern Ocean in February. _x000D_ Sam Simon is the only Australian-flagged (registered) vessel involved in the reported incidents which included reports of collisions and pollution by vessels […]
AMSA hosts international e-navigation workshop
ΑΜSA Navigation Safety and International Division hosted an E-navigation Usability Workshop on 5-6 March at Kingscliff, New South Wales. The aim was to assist in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with the development of an e-navigation strategy implementation plan by creating guidelines for the usability of navigation equipment and systems. There were 45 delegates representing […]
GMC overcame 3.000.000 views on her website
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Work on updating greenhouse gas emissions estimate for international shipping moves forward at Expert Workshop
Work to update the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions estimate for international shipping moved forward during an Expert Workshop at IMO Headquarters last week, (26 February to 1 March 2013), attended by more than one hundred participants from IMO Member Governments and Observer Organizations. A final study is expected to be delivered in 2014. _x000D_ The […]
FURUNO FMD-3200/3300 ECDIS type specific training at GMC as of 08/04/2013
_x000D_ You are kindly advised that GMC as of 08/04/2013 will deliver FURUNO ECDIS FMD-3200/3300 type specific training courses at her premises. _x000D_ The ECDIS FMD-3200 (with 19″ LCD) , FMD-3300 (with 23.1″ LCD) & FMD-3300 (with 26″ widescreen LCD) deliver great enhancement in terms of user interface as well as functionality. _x000D_ The ECDIS […]
Tokyo MOU will introduce a New Inspection Regime (NIR) from 1 st January 2014
At the 23rd meeting of the Port State Control Committee in Singapore last month, the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region (Tokyo MOU) decided to introduce a New Inspection Regime (NIR) for selection of ships from 1 January 2014. _x000D_ Bearing in mind the request by the Ministers at the […]
Paris MOU,47 PSCO's attended a training program on the application of the MLC 2006
From 12 – 15 February 2013, 47 PSCO’s attended a training program on the application of the MLC 2006 in port State control inspections. The MLC will become a relevant instrument for the Paris MoU on 20 August 2013. Paris MoU members that already have ratified the MLC wil start applying the convention from that […]
IEA report sees scope for transformation of Asia-Pacific natural-gas market
Amid region’s growing reliance on imports, Developing a Natural Gas Trading Hub in Asia identifies obstacles and opportunities for establishing a gas market that reflects supply-demand fundamentals _x000D_ Asia is expected to become the world’s second-largest gas market by 2015. And yet this market is dominated by long-term contracts in which the price of gas […]
Work begins on updating inventory of GHG from international shipping
International experts are meeting at IMO Headquarters this week, in the form of an Expert Workshop, to begin work on updating the inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) from international shipping, with a view to providing reliable and up-to-date information on which IMO, through its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), might base its work on further […]
