Top performing flag: UK Ship Register at Sea Asia Singapore

Friday, 05 April 2013 12:40

The UK Ship Register (UKSR) is one of the best performing flags in the major Port State Control regimes, and has a reputation for maintaining the highest international standards.

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Grounding of VEGA SAGITTARIUS on 16 August 2012

Thursday, 28 March 2013 11:19

The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board has made a report about the grounding of VEGA SAGITTARIUS in Greenland on 16 August 2012.

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ICS Chairman calls for economic sustainability

Thursday, 21 March 2013 10:57

Stringent measures to reduce shipping’s impact on the environment need to also be economically sustainable, warns the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

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The Navigator gathers steam with a successful second issue

Wednesday, 06 February 2013 10:25

The Nautical Institute has built on the success of its new publication aimed at marine navigators and launched in October 2012 with the release of its second issue.

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Sembcorp successfully restores tilted rig to its upright position

Wednesday, 16 January 2013 09:30

Sembcorp Marine wishes to announce that Jurong Shipyard has successfully restored and floated the jack-up rig that tilted on 3 December 2012 to its original upright position

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ICS updates Flag State Performance Table

Monday, 14 January 2013 12:54

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched its latest ‘Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table’ which can be downloaded from the homepage of the ICS website

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AGCS: 106 ships lost worldwide in 2012

Wednesday, 09 January 2013 10:18

12 months on from the Costa Concordia incident, a new Allianz report identifies that 106 ship losses were reported worldwide in the 12 months to November 25 2012 -

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Alert: Now - the solutions!

Thursday, 03 January 2013 10:21

Nobody would think of fitting incompatible equipment or machinery into a ship, so why not take exactly the same care when recruiting, hiring, training and retaining seafarers?

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Crew missing after vessel sinks off Turkey' Black Sea coast

Wednesday, 05 December 2012 15:02

Two rescuers have died while searching for the crew of a cargo ship that sank in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast, and 10 people remain missing.

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IMO Awards for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2012 go to Canadian and Chilean rescuers

Wednesday, 28 November 2012 11:08

Canadian and Chilean rescuers have been presented with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2012,

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Paris MoU launches Harmonised Verification Programme (HAVEP) on passenger ships

Tuesday, 27 November 2012 12:29

Port state control authorities in the 27 member Paris MoU will focus their attention on passenger ship safety in 2013. As we reported at the time, following the loss

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Action Plan adopted to address operational safety of domestic ferries in the Pacific region

Friday, 09 November 2012 14:48

An Action Plan to address key concerns surrounding the safety of domestic ferries in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) has been adopted by a forum on the subject,

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ATSB investigation reveals safety concerns with Queensland coastal pilotage

Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:33

Systemic safety issues in Queensland coastal pilotage operations have been identified in an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation report, released today.

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AMSA commends APL Bahrain on its rescue role

Thursday, 04 October 2012 12:14

On Monday 17 September, AMSA’s Emergency Response Division General Manager Mr John Young, along with Mr Chris Barber of the Adelaide Office and

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STCW compliance: when training delivers what technology cannot

Tuesday, 25 September 2012 13:00

The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) aims to achieve for the shipping industry what increased technology

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WSS receives safety service approvals from GL and RINA

Tuesday, 25 September 2012 08:58

WSS receives safety service approvals from GL and RINA Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has received vital approvals for its safety service from two of

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IMO Secretary-General urges decisive action on ballast water and Costa Concordia accident

Thursday, 13 September 2012 08:10

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has called on governments and the shipping industry to take prompt and decisive action on a number of key issues.

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Lloyd’s Register provides new DVD to promote safe boat transfers

Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:48

Lloyd’s Register has issued a new short film entitled Safe Boat Transfers to help provide marine surveyors with comprehensive instructions on how to safely transfer between two vessels at sea.

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Why people managers matter!

Monday, 10 September 2012 08:02

If people are important in your organisation (and of course they are), then so are those who have the job of managing them. Personnel managers, crewing managers,

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Marine training workshop held for Pacific island nations

Monday, 27 August 2012 13:21

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

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