This year’s renewal was further facilitated by digital enhancements to Gard’s customer portal, ensuring a more seamless, transparent and efficient customer experience. Over the past 12 months, 13.2 million GT have been added, bringing the club’s mutual tonnage to a total of 298 million GT. With...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/gard-good-renewal-with-upgraded-customer-portal/
In the long run, alternative fuels are expected to help shipping achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. However, the inescapable fact is that the majority of the current world fleet cannot be retrofitted to run on alternative fuels, meaning they will rely on fossil fuels for the...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/onboard-carbon-capture-a-bridge-to-zero-emission-shipping/
Every year fires on board ships lead to loss of lives and severe damage to the ships themselves. Most fires on board ships originate in the engine room where the three ingredients for a fire, namely fuel, oxygen and a source of ignition, exist in abundance. These do not only start the fire but also...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/engine-room-fires-are-still-a-major-concern/
Following the extension of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to maritime transport from 1 January 2024, this year will be the first year that shipping companies must surrender allowances covering emissions in 2024. Each shipping company is assigned to the administering authority of an EU Member...
Positive and negative trends in global piracy Global piracy and armed robbery incidents decreased by 3% in 2024 compared to 2023, according to the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC). On an overall basis, this is good news, but a closer look at the figures does show...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/piracy-a-persistent-threat-to-seafarers/
With the continuing unstable maritime security situation in many parts of the world, seafarers facing the prospect of a voyage near or through a high-risk area will have understandable concerns about safety. As part of the Club’s ongoing work with Marine Media Enterprises and Mental Health Support...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/high-risk-areas-mental-and-physical-readiness/
Club would like highlight to Members Marine Notice 09/2024, issued by Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), on Voyage Planning and Execution within Planned Navigation Corridors. The AMSA Notice 09/2024 notice is intended to ensure that navigation corridors are used appropriately when...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/in12-planned-navigation-corridors-amsa-marine-notice-09-2024/
A container ship caught fire and sank near Colombo in Sri Lanka resulting in a total loss. The owner and bareboat charterer successfully claimed limitation of liability in the English Admiralty Court. The three slot charterers also argued for limitation on the basis they could be considered as...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/tt-talk-legal-eagle-slot-charterers-can-limit-liability-too/
The Magna Carta is a ground-breaking legislation seeking to align the rights and welfare of Filipino seafarers with international standards, such as the Maritime Labour Convention. The legislation’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) have now been finalised, and they could have significant...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-magna-carta-rules-practical-implications/
In August 2023 the CEO of a major wind equipment supplier boldly predicted that by 2025 “half the new-build ships will be ordered with wind propulsion”. Whilst 2024 has seen a significant increase in large commercial vessels being fitted with some form of WAPS, up to approximately 50 to date, the...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/will-2025-be-the-year-of-the-waps/