Seafarers are dying needlessly in lifeboat accidents when maritime legislation doesn’t actually require vessels to be manned during drills.
InterManager, the international trade association for ship and crew managers, is raising awareness of this fact by highlighting a legislative change which means that it is not necessary for crew to be onboard when lifeboats are tested.
SOLAS regulation III/19.3.3.3 requires each lifeboat to be launched at...
Kindly see attached the training schedule for May-August 2022
More details about the courses can be found by clicking here
Time schedule: Daily 10.00- 17:00
Fee: 400 € per participant per day. Discount is offered for 3+ participants.
The courses will be held provided there are 3+ participants registered.
In case you are interested in any of the above courses, please fill in the attached registration form and send it back to us to confirm your participation.
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Marina...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/18/abs-academy-public-vilt-courses-may-august-2022/
MANAGEMENT NEWS
After forty-five years of sterling service to the maritime industry, thirty of them spent at SCB in a variety of roles, Donald R. (Don) Moore will be retiring from his position as the Managers’ Global Claims Director at the end of June.
A licensed merchant marine officer who spent twenty years as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve, Don began his career in the maritime services sector as an average adjuster. The knowledge and experience gained from that exacting...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/18/american-club-circular-no-12-22-management-news/
You all know our pathos and love for leadership and its importance for Shipping’s success and not only we have dozens of articles in this medium, but we also deliver many speeches in academia and other sectors all over Planet Ocean.
An excellent webinar was recently hosted and moderated by Sean Maloney of Ship Management International and sponsored by the CBS Executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics with some great shipping individuals, including some old good...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/16/leadership-the-buzzword-for-shipping-success/
The Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association has opened a temporary shelter where Ukrainian seafarers can reunite with their families who are fleeing the war-torn country after it has been invaded by Russia.
Located in Hoboken, south of the city of Antwerp, the empty office building was offered for use thanks to the generosity of its owner. Through the help of Antwerp’s alderwomen Els Van Doesburg, lawyer Philippe Billiet, and numerous other volunteers, the RBSA was able to refit the property in...
At LSLC’s AGM held on 4th April, members voted to appoint 12 new members to the Council.
Dr Aleka Sheppard, LSLC’s Founder and Chairman, welcomed these new appointees and expressed her optimism that their respective skills and contributions and those from the existing Council members will give the Centre a fillip to achieve further appeal and success in its long-term vision and objectives.
The new appointees are:
Nigel Carden – Thomas Miller P & I Ltd.
James Clanchy – LMAA Hon. Secretary
Martin Hall...
Seamanship must prevail
Join us and our presenters at this Nautical Institute webinar
13:00 – 14:00 UTC on Thursday 21 April 2022
The Nautical Institute (NI) and the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) have been concerned for many years at the needlessly high rate of Pilot Ladder casualties.
The NI is continuously reminded of the problem from its Members and through its Mariners’ Alerting and Reporting Scheme (MARS). The issue features frequently in our...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/14/pilot-ladder-safety-webinar/
The event was held at the Danish Shipowners’ Association head office in Copenhagen on 12th April to honour Congressman Hoyer’s contribution to the Club’s 102 year history of fostering collaboration and good relations between Denmark and the United States.
Congressman Hoyer was part of a bi-partisan delegation of eight US House members and one US Senator who also visited Germany and Poland to...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/14/vikand-sponsors-high-profile-us-congressional-luncheon/
The SNAME Greek Section held its biennial elections on March 31, 2022 and in accordance with the Section bylaws, at a meeting held on April 6, where all candidates were invited, the following Executive Committee was elected for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024:
| Chair: | John Kokarakis, Bureau Veritas |
| Vice Chair: | Konstantinos Maounis, Polembros Shipping |
| Secretary/Treasurer: | Harilaos Petrakakos, P&P Marine Consultants |
| Member... |
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/13/new-sname-greek-section-executive-committee/
-The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a new resource designed to help ship operators recruit and develop on board personnel who are fully prepared to meet the demands of today’s high-tech modern vessels. The ICS On Board Training Record Book for Electro-Technical Officers (ETO Cadets) is an essential training companion for ETO cadets and their employers and gives seafarers operating under any flag a universally standard approach to track their training and career...