IMO Resolution MSC 402(96) adopted on May 19th, 2016 establish a uniform, safe and documented standard for maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of life boats (including free-fall lifeboats), rescue boats and fast rescue boats and...
According to Clarksons, 2018 has seen enthusiasm for scrubbers grow and now over 25 percent of the orderbook by tonnage is confirmed to feature scrubbers. Nevertheless, the figure is still under 3 pct of the fleet. “Our current scrubber list is north of 1,000 vessels...
RINA, the classification, certification, inspection, testing and consulting multinational has launched the Digital Ship Notation, the first additional class notation available for shipowners willing to demonstrate the added value of their ship or fleet through the...
Verifavia, the world’s leading emissions verification company for the transport sector (aviation and shipping), today urged ship owners and operators to submit their data collection plans to verifiers by the recommended IMO deadline of September 1st 2018. The IMO Data...
There were a total of 220 ships sent for demolition in the second quarter of 2018, with 169 of those sold to South Asian shipbreakers where they are driven ashore and dismantled by hand within the tidal zone, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform said in its Q2 report....
Two years after the inauguration of the Expanded Panama Canal, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings revised its outlook on the Panama Canal from stable to positive – demonstrating the global impact of the historic waterway. The rating agency also affirmed...
