With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing, classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has launched an infectious disease mitigation class notation, addressing the issue of how the physical arrangement of a marine or offshore asset can act to mitigate transmission of infectious diseases....
It was the failure of a weld that led to a barge breaking loose from its mooring and badly damaging a pier in Hampton, Virginia, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has said in a Marine Accident Brief. Before dawn on November 17th 2019, in stormy weather, construction barge YD 71 broke...
The 75th meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) began yesterday, this year held virtually by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). It is expected to accept most of the points raised at the Intersessional Working Group on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships....
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The International Group has released an update on the new US sanctions in relation to pipelines Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream, covered last week in IMN. Nord Stream is a system of offshore natural gas pipelines from Russia to Germany. It includes two lines running from Vyborg to Greifswald forming...
Broker Gallagher has published the aggregate policy year results for the P&I Clubs for the past three full policy years. 1. Call Income In $‘000s at 12 months at 24 months at 36 months 2019-20 2,813,170 – – 2018-19 2,892,457 2,975,363 – 2017-18 2,954,977 3,045,949 3,071,339 2016-17 (closed)...
Marine insurer Gard has updated members on the current situation with regard to crew changes. It has followed up with some of the questions raised by members at recent webinars that the insurer has held on the topic. Gard said that without doubt one of the biggest challenges facing the shipping...
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Broker Gallagher has published the combined figures for the P&I Clubs for the past three full policy years. The table shows the composite results of the International Group Clubs for the last three years. Aggregate Final Year Results In ‘000s of USD 2019-20 2018-9 2017-18 Original Call Income...
At the virtual meeting last week of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) delegates have approved plans to get the UN agency to include a public list of all ports where crew changes are possible, as well as highlighting crew change regulations in individual...
A crewing business has warned ship operators that the Covid-19 pandemic has increased dramatically the average cost of a crew change. Henrik Jensen, Managing Director of Danica Crewing Specialists, said that each crew change was costing an extra $2,000 – $4,000 instead of $2,000 – since last year....
The Corinth Canal that separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland had to be closed after being hit by a landslide in the morning of Nov 13, 2020. The avalanche reduced the draft in the canal, with the result that cargo ship Nemesis (IMO 8102799), en route from Thira to Drepano, ran aground...