(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) In addition to fuel, modern ships also run on paper or their electronic equivalent. Vessels are required to keep written or electronic records of many things – and the list is growing. There is the traditional Ship’s Log, which records the vessel’s position, course, speed, weather, and unusual events to name a few. The…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) A number of shipping, refining, fuel supply and standards organisations have worked together to produce Joint Industry Guidance on the supply and use of 0.50% – sulphur marine fuel released on 20 August 2019. The publication has been developed by experts from across shipping, refining, supply and testing of marine fuels. In October 2016,…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The statistical review presented in this report is based on data extracted from certificates and endorsements registered by EU Member States until 31 December 2017 and recorded in the STCW Information System. It represents a snapshot of the European labour market in terms of the number of seafarers holding valid certificates and endorsements in…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) A USCG inspected Great Lakes bulker that was laid up for the winter suffered a catastrophic fire that caused major cosmetic, machinery, and structural damage. The vessel was unmanned and vacant at the time the fire was discovered although there was normally a ship watchman onboard. On the day of the fire a working…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Shipping legal E-Brief is a regular publication providing you with key information on legal decisions and developments in shipping and related business areas provided by Ince Gordon Dadds. Subjects covered in this issue: The compensatory principle (re)applied by the Court of Appeal Expiry of class certificate under BARECON 89 did not automatically entitle…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) Sanctions are increasingly being used by the United States and the European Union, and other bodies and countries, as a tool to accomplish foreign and economic policy goals and to be a visible sign of disapproval of another country’s conduct. Sanctions are an ever more popular tool used by the United Nations, the United…
(http://www.MaritimeCyprus.com) Autonomous shipping is looking ever more likely to be the future of the maritime industry. The use of robots in shipping is nevertheless not new. Robotics technology has been in use in underwater and surface settings for some time but the rapidly advancing technology towards crewless and remotely controlled vessels has fast-forwarded the need…
