The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has opened the 24/7 Maritime Cybersecurity Operations Centre (MSOC) to protect the country’s ports and terminals industry.
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/mpa_opens_huge_24_7_cybersecurity_hub
Health and Safety
CMA CGM Launches Pharma Cargo Service
CMA CGM has announced the launch of a Reefer Pharma division that will focus on the temperature-controlled transportation of pharmaceutical products
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/cma_cgm_launches_pharma_cargo_service
CMR Group Offers Advanced Monitoring System
The development of advanced monitoring and control technologies for the maritime sector is being driven by innovation, according to a new report from CMR Group
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/cmr_group_offers_advanced_monitoring_system
New survey from ICS and ECSA paints positive picture for seafarer internet access
Guy Platten
New survey from ICS and ECSA paints positive picture for seafarer internet access
A new survey from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) reveals that not only is internet access for seafarers for personal use on board ships more widespread and available than previously imagined, but also that the positive benefits associated with this access outweigh the feared safety concerns around the technology.
The responses to the...
Rethinking Safety
Rethinking Safety
a brand new workshop from The Nautical Institute
London: 5 – 6 June 2019
Are you ready for your assumptions to be challenged?
Join leading industry expert Nippin Anand PhD FNI at this new two-day NI professional workshop and explore some of the most persistent myths surrounding maritime safety.
Going well beyond the idea of following predetermined plans, procedures and rules you will examine new ways of engaging with core safety concepts. Using real-life cases this will be a...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/05/14/rethinking-safety/
Statement: Dame Caroline Spelman in reply to Government response on Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill
Statement: Dame Caroline Spelman in reply to Government response on Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill
Joint Committee on the Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Chair of the Committee Dame Caroline Spelman MP said:
“I am pleased the Government has accepted many of the Committee’s recommendations including requirements for the Restoration and Renewal Sponsor Body to ensure health and safety on the estate and for it to engage...
A sustainable global ship-recycling industry requires the efforts of both the EU and the European shipping sector
A sustainable global ship-recycling industry requires the efforts of both the EU and the European shipping sector
ECSA releases report of fact-finding mission to India’s ship-recycling facilities
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) has released a report of its fact-finding mission to India’s ship-recycling facilities in Alang, in the State of Gujarat that took place from 25-27 February. The aim of the mission was to gain a better understanding of the possible threats to and...
ADNOC Logistics and Services selects VIKING for safety servicing
l to r: George Yohannan, Bjarne Kolbo Nielsen and Kevin Momme from VIKING Life-Saving Equipment. Middle to right: Yousef Humaid Saleh, Mashood Dar, Gaurav Ravi Chaudhary and Abubacker Sitheik from ADNOC Logistics & Services
ADNOC Logistics and Services selects VIKING for safety servicing
Abu Dhabi-based shipping company, ADNOC Logistics & Services entrusts its entire safety equipment servicing to VIKING with a five-year contract.
Maritime safety equipment manufacturer and global service provider...
PTI Releases Edition 84: Delivering Performance
Port Technology is pleased to announce that Edition 84 of the port and terminal sector’s leading journal has been published ahead of #CTAC19
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/pti_releases_edition_84_delivering_performance
Port of LA Leads Cybersecurity Collaboration
The Port of Los Angeles has convened a working group of maritime stakeholders to address cybersecurity threats in the sector
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/port_of_la_leads_cybersecurity_collaboration