Maritime Safety Committee

Global Maritime Safety Committee to meet in early November

Pictured: the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization, London. Photo credit: IMO.

A wide range of matters are on the agenda of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee, the most important maritime safety meeting on the planet, which will be held in a few weeks in early November.

Top of the agenda are the standards for the carriage of industrial personnel at sea, which is becoming increasingly important as the offshore energy sector continues to develop. The new code will, if adopted...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/global-maritime-safety-committee-to-meet-in-early-november/

Safety On Board Ships, IMO’s Top Priority

  • The Maritime Safety Committee 103 meeting (MSC 103) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was held 5 to 14 May 2021.
  • Several important decisions were made that will affect shipowners directly.
  • These include upcoming changes to fire safety systems on board to help prevent fires, as well as changes to the search and rescue manuals on board ships.

A recent news article published in the Workboat by Ashok Srinivasan reveals that IMO’s safety committee approves measures to improve safety...

https://mfame.guru/safety-on-board-ships-imos-top-priority/

IMO MSC Adopts Resolution To Prioritize Seafarers Vaccination

  • The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the international Maritime Organization (IMO) has highlighted the need for seafarers to be given priority access to COVD-19 vaccines.
  • It recognizes  the unique and essential work of seafarers for international shipping and for the world.

IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopts recommended actions to prioritize seafarers in national COVID-19 vaccination programmes, reports IMO.

IMO MSC’s Adoption

The MSC adopted a resolution on“Recommended action to...

https://mfame.guru/imo-msc-adopts-resolution-to-prioritize-seafarers-vaccination/

IMO’s Highest Technical Body To Discuss Methanol

Methanol institute looks forward to the approval of amendments to IGF code at the upcoming IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee meeting, reports Splash 247.

Maritime Safety Committee meeting

The International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee meeting starts on Wednesday. Methanol institute is calling on delegates to the meeting to approve amendments to the International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels Code (IGF Code) that will include guidance on the...

https://mfame.guru/imos-highest-technical-body-to-discuss-methanol/

IMO ‘Crew Change Crisis’ Ending Resolution Calls for UN Support

In a major development, IMO Member States meeting during an extraordinary session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) have called on all Governments to take urgent action to resolve the humanitarian and safety crisis faced by the international shipping community as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports Port News.

Resolution To End Crew Change Crisis

The Committee adopted a resolution on Recommended action to facilitate ship crew change, access to medical care and seafarer travel...

https://mfame.guru/imo-crew-change-crisis-ending-resolution-calls-for-un-support/

Tiny fraction of containers lost at sea

At any given point in time, more than 6,000 vessels carrying containers are sailing the world’s seas. While ship fires and capsizes make international headlines, container losses actually are few and far between, according to the World Shipping Council (WSC).  

In fact, an average of only 1,382 containers were lost at sea per year between 2008 and 2019, the WSC said in a report released Wednesday. That represents less than one-1,000th — or .0006% — of the roughly 226 million shipped each year...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/tiny-fraction-of-containers-lost-at-sea

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