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23 Jan 12 - 14:58
Weekly Newsletter 4
23 January 2012

Notice Board

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View Anti-Piracy Survey; Results and Key Findings

Safety4Sea Energy Efficiency Forum

 

Latest Analysis and Opinions

STCW Hours of rest: Have you done the math lesson ?

Human factors in surveyor training - meeting the challenge

The need for human element competence among Classification Society Surveyors

Human element skills and knowledge required of P&I surveyors and inspectors

The distinction between 'crew negligence' and 'crew incompetence' and the consequence thereof

Another hazardous cargo, another sinking

Cargo Declaration Forms - Bulk Cargoes That May Liquefy

CO2 emissions from ships; the latest IMO regulatory developments

Combating piracy: Shipping to become costlier

Nowhere to hide

Interview on IMO's work to reduce shipping emissions

Piracy and the ISPS Code

 

Major Issues of the Week

Cruise ship search suspended off Italy

Piracy attacks in East and West Africa dominate world report

Costa Concordia: What happened

Costa Concordia likely worst maritime insurance loss

Fears grow for Concordia missing

Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia run aground near Giglio

 

Videos of the week

Port of Portland Marine Biodiesel

Stopping the pirates?

Pirate Man

Environmental fears over cruise ship wreck

Get back on board Captain Schettino!

Royal Navy captures 13 Somali pirates

 

Safety issues

How stable are cruise ships like the Costa Concordia?

Cruise ship safety: timeline of disasters and safety regulations

Italy cruise ship owners unaware of dangerous practice

Italians want ban on liners too close to shore

As cruise ships get larger, are they any safer?

Women and Children First: Law or Convention?

Carnival Announces Audit Safety Procedures

Guidelines for Verification Of Damage Stability Requirements For Tankers And Bulk Carriers

Restrictions on certain flagged vessels entering UAE

Revised recommendations for entry into enclosed spaces

Future navigation will become safer

 

Alerts

ONI issues Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report

ONI issues Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report

Aware of very heavy rains in Brazil

Mediterranean countries agree on voluntary interim ballast water management regulations

Requirements for pilot transfer arrangements

 

Seafarers and Human Element Issues

OCIMF releases guidance on seafarers' hours of work

Improving maritime education in the Philippines

ITF Statement on Costa Concordia sinking

Many seafarers have died in pirate captivity over the past four years

'Get back on ship', Coast Guard told cruise captain

Somali pirates free crew of Maltese-flagged ship

 

Environmental Issues

Marine Paradise Threatened By Cruise Ship

Melting Ice Makes Arctic Access a Hot Commodity

BIMCO issues updated EEDI Calculator

What Will The Disaster Mean For The Mediterranean?

IMO's work on greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping

Prevention of Pollution of the Sea

WSS delivers oil pollution response compliance in Chinese ports

'Ocean giants' ban needed on Italy coasts

Shell Arctic Permit

National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation Plan

 

Security and Anti-Piracy Issues

UN Secretary-General supports IMO initiative for closer counter-piracy co-operation

A Bad Year For Pirates

NATO Shipping Centre- Weekly Piracy Assessment

East and West coasts of Africa most prolific

EUNAVFOR moves to set piracy record straight

World Sea Piracy Drops in 2011, Somali Attacks Up

Somali Pirates Seize 80% Fewer Ships

Piracy high in Nigeria

British navy nabs 13 Somali pirates

UN Security Council press statement on Somalia

 

Accidents, Penalties and Incident Investigation Issues

Passenger ship sinks off Iran, killing nine

Doomed liner' s captain trades blame with shipowners

Standard Club confirms that it is the lead P&I insurer for the cruise ship Costa Concordia

Environmental Pollution Fines in Turkey

CNOOC denies sinking of oil ship

Costa Cruises says captain's action caused accident

Gibraltar Maritime Administration issues report re FEDRA grounding

About 500 containers from ship wrecked off New Zealand unlocated

Chevron : Update on Rig Incident Offshore Nigeria

Vale Beijing incident not related to global strength issues or single pass loading

 

Technology Issues

Crew Wi-Fi to be installed on 40 ships

BWTS: Challenges for Installation Engineering

Rolls-Royce to design and equip seven vessels for Brazil

Korean Register wins contract to develop Port State Control software

OceanSaver BWT Chosen for VLCC Newbuildings

SAM Electronics Launches New Series of Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm Systems

 

Shipping and General Interest Issues

Economic Indicators Baltic Dry Turns Wet Blanket

First LNG carrier drydocks in Oman

Carnival and cruise sector count cost of disaster

Maritime ties help China, Greece weather shipping downturn

Port access to surveyors and correspondents

British ships to be allowed to hold weddings at sea

BV Approves LNG-powered Ultra-Large Containership

The UK P&I Club takes new approach to risk management

Large LNG-fuelled container ship granted approval in principle

RS will increase efficiency of applications processing

Renda, Russian Tanker, Begins Fuel Transfer To Nome, Alaska

 

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