Interactive guidance publication to help all vessels plan voyages and to detect, avoid, deter, delay and report attacks and incidents wherever they occur
31 March 2025, London – The Industry Associations of BIMCO, ICS, IMCA, INTERCARGO,
INTERTANKO & OCIMF supported by over forty maritime stakeholders, have today released a consolidated and enhanced publication Best Management Practices (BMP) for Maritime Security (MS).
As an interactive online publication, BMP Maritime Security consolidates...
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has confirmed that its digitalized Ship Inspection Report Program (SIRE 2.0) is scheduled to “go-live” on Monday September 2, 2024 and become the standard tanker inspection tool for the marine industry.
ABS Wavesight Nautical Systems now supports fully digital SIRE 2.0 inspections
SIRE was first developed in 1993 and SIRE 2.0, the first upgrade to the program in 15 years, aims to address the industry’s evolving risks with new technology that...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/ocimfs-sire-2-0-will-go-live-on-september-2/
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The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has today published an updated information paper, Guidelines for the Control of Drugs and Alcohol in the Maritime Industry (2024), that provides … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/drug-and-alcohol-control-in-the-maritime-industry/
Barbara Pickering, currently vice president of operations at Chevron Shipping Company, is to be the next president of the company succeeding Mark Ross, who has elected to retire effective May 1, 2024.
Ross has led Chevron Shipping Company since 2015. Prior to that, he served as vice president of operations of the company for four years. He joined Chevron in 1990 and has held positions of increasing responsibility in Chevron’s midstream, upstream, and downstream organizations. He is also a...
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The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has successfully completed the first phase of the ‘four-phased’ roll-out and testing of the digitalised tanker inspection regime, SIRE 2.0, which will … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/ready-for-a-digitalized-future-with-sire-2-0/
A new inspection regime, called SIRE 2.0, will be served to all tanker vessels in the 4th quarter of 2022. According to OCIMF, this modern approach to vetting inspection will have significant improvements compared to the current version of SIRE. But we still don’t know how vetting exams will behave...
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has published a new study analysing ship-to-ship transfers under varying environmental conditions.
Ship-to-Ship (STS) transfer operations take place across different geographies and under varying environmental conditions, adding to the complexity and risks associated with such transfers. Despite best efforts, mooring line failures are still a leading cause of incidents, potentially causing harm to people and the environment thus jeopardising...
The Round Table of Shipowner Associations and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) have expressed their ‘full support’ for the launch of Nigeria’s Deep Blue Project which aims to stamp out piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, reports BIMCO.
Addressing piracy at GoGNigeria has pledged a ‘significant investment’ for the multi-agency project, which will be managed by the Nigerian Maritime Safety Agency (NIMASA).
A central command and control centre based in Lagos will oversee a network of...
https://mfame.guru/shipping-industry-welcomes-nigerias-deep-blue-anti-piracy-project/
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has published an updated edition of the information paper Guidelines for Transiting the Turkish Straits.
The Turkish Straits present a unique navigational challenge. To help the development of company risk assessments for companies operating in this area, OCIMF has updated the Guidelines for Transiting the Turkish Straits (published in 2007) and provided additional guidance.
This information paper considers new and updated regulations and...
In a major development, the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has launched its latest information paper, which provides guidance on how to improve policies and procedures concerning the safe use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), says an article published on their website.
What is it?ECDIS has proven to be a very useful tool for the shipping industry, providing navigational charts and data needed for a safe navigation, while the voyage is planned easier...