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20 Feb 12 - 14:51
Weekly Newsletter 8
20 February 2012

Notice Board

Latest Safety4Sea Regulatory Update

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View Anti-Piracy Survey; Results and Key Findings

Safety4Sea Energy Efficiency Forum

Safety4Sea Energy Efficiency Survey : Your opinion matters!

 

Latest Analysis and Opinions

Costa Concordia - Passenger Ship Safety FAQs

Plague of piracy is call for the world to unite as one

Communicating the armed deterrent

Piracy - Armed Guards Revisited And General Overview

The Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy

Mobile Offshore Drilling Units : Corrosion Management

A question of morality and cowardice

Costa Concordia accident: A Fine Balance

Intertanko and the EEDI : seeking a level playing field

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

IHO Data Check - Legal Implications

Costa Concordia Lessons

 

Major Issues of the Week

Shipping fuels: on course for better health and environment protection

Fishermen killed: India summons Italian envoy

Paris MOU CIC on Structural Safety and LLines Outcome

Salvors Remove More Containers from Rena Wreck

Pirates kill 2 in cargo ship attack near Nigeria

 

Videos of the week

Costa Concordia Bridge video

Securing Safe Passage - SAF In The Gulf Of Aden

Naval ship to be torn apart for recycling

Fighting and Prosecuting Pirates

Fishermen deaths: India lodges protest, Italian crewis questioning on

 

Safety issues

IMO: Polar Code guidelines and standards under construction

Cruise safety in IMO sights

Corrosion protection of crude oil cargo tanks

Brussels considers acting on piracy and cruise safety

SIGTTO issues guidance on the purging and disconnection of hard arms

Lithuania to remain in safe shipping list of Paris Memorandum

Norovirus: what every cruiser needs to know

BOP Monitor to aid risk assessment in the drilling industry

India: VTS for the Gulf of Kachchh to the Nation DGLL to Launch AIS for Tracking Vessels

Maintenance and Inspection of Fire Protection Systems and Appliances

 

Alerts

Industry Recommendations for ECDIS training

IMB Warns Ships Off Nigeria After Deadly Pirate Attack

Fast rescue boat launching appliance 'wave compensator' devices

Regulations re carriage of weapons and armed guards onboard vessels calling at Egyptian Ports

USCG issues Port Information Matrix

International Group issues FAQs on the new EU Iran Sanctions

Intercargo issues Guide for the Safe Loading of Nickel Ore

 

Seafarers and Human Element Issues

India questions Italian ship crew over fishermen's deaths

New agreement to cover working hours on EU inland waterways

ISF launched new onboard training book for engine ratings

Industry recommendations for ECDIS training

IMO cites positive government steps on seafarer training

Filipinos white-list wobbles

Satellite commlinks eyed for Filipino seafarers

 

Environmental Issues

Moore Stephens calls for EU tonnage tax stability

EU in the process of amending its Sulphur Directive

Black Carbon defined

Record ITOPF figures highlight industry's excellent ongoing work

Great Lakes Seaway Ballast Water Working Group releases ballast water management report

Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Industry Passage Plan

Tougher Ship-Fuel Sulfur Limits Endorsed by EU Parliament Panel

 

Security and Anti-Piracy Issues

Ships with armed guards: Governmenyt may fix responsibility on flag-state

Chinese Navy Steps up Anti-Piracy Training

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

Updated instructions for commercial vessels entering Egyptian waters with weapons on board

EU seeks to have pirates tried in countries of origin

Cyprus: Piracy And Payment Of Ransom For Release Of Ships Under Cyprus Flag

Norway: New regulations govern use of armed guards on ships

Greece approves bill on piracy

Counter-piracy messaging - looking to achieve harmony at a strategic level

Singapore MPA issues circular re updates on guidance to deter piracy

ReCAAP issues Report for January 2012

EU NAVFOR welcomes FGS BERLIN to its mission off the Coast of Somalia

UK seeks backing for Somalia action

SA anti-piracy patrol to continue?

Argentine union to boycott UK ships

The continuing threat to shipping and cargo from acts of piracy

 

Accidents, Penalties and Incident Investigation Issues

Shipping minister says Italian ship firing 'unfortunate, unacceptable'

Moex Offshore Agrees To Pay $90 Mln Over Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Italian vessel violated anti-piracy norms

Injured by falling object

Engine failure caused contact damage

Captain fined for early hatch opening

Two Tankers and Crew Detained Following Illegal Oil Transfer in Malaysia

Ocean Ranger sinking still haunts 30 years later

Contact damage during doublebanking

Suspected pirates jailed in Kenya ask for trials

 

Technology Issues

Construction starts for new giant icebreaker

Wärtsilä to power two more LNG fuelled offshore vessels in Gulf of Mexico

Qatar LNG Carrier Completes its First Voyage to Japan

Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions Secures Landmark Inert Gas Generator Order in LNG sector

Hyundai Heavy Wins Orders worth USD 1.1 Billion

Contract for Largest Fully Integrated Scrubber System

 

Shipping and General Interest Issues

EMSA issues its Work Programme 2012

EMSA issues Assessment of Classifications Societies

New Titanic Commemorative Booklet Published By IMarEST Charity

NATO Shipping Centre: information for owners and operators

Royal Mint releases Titanic 100th anniversary coin

Maersk Line cuts capacity on Asia - Europe Trade

Malta flagged ships caught in UK-Argentina spat

Vale mega ships to be closely monitored

India: land of opportunity

The first International Shipping Summit takes place in Athens

Shipping to double on Northern Sea Route

Major Shipping Companies Avoid Iran Amid Tightening Sanctions

 

 

 

 

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