CSM Partners With Kaiko Systems For Data Insights

Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) is scaling new heights in operational efficiency after choosing Kaiko Systems to provide an software tool which organizes and analyses ship data, providing insight into the condition of vessels and identifying risks before they result in incidents.

Kaiko Systems has already facilitated tens of thousands of inspections through the mobile-first platform, which allows seafarers to gather data directly from the frontline, streamlining the process and reducing the burden...

https://mfame.guru/columbia-shipmanagement-partners-with-kaiko-systems-for-data-insights/

PSC Guidelines Emphasize Firefighting and Clean Machinery Spaces

Credit: Liberian Registry

Guidance on how to comply with PSC focus on firefighting and clean machinery spaces, mentions an IIMS news source.

Liberian Administration’s guidance

The Liberian Administration has released guidance on how to comply with the recent focused trend of inspection of machinery spaces by various Port State Control (PSC) regimes.

There has been an increased focus on the proper operation of firefighting equipment and cleanliness of machinery spaces. Specifically, the following...

https://mfame.guru/psc-guidelines-emphasize-firefighting-and-clean-machinery-spaces/

ClassNK Releases Annual Report

Credit: ben-wicks-unsplash

ClassNK has released its annual report on Port State Control, says an article published on their website.

Future onboard maintenance

The report is prepared to enhance awareness of the present state of PSC and improve future onboard maintenance and inspections as well as Safety Management Systems. It includes statistics and information analysis on ships detained by PSC and deficiencies identified in 2022.

ClassNK will continue our efforts to increase the transparency of...

https://mfame.guru/classnk-releases-annual-report/

Is USCG getting serious about buying Chouest icebreaker?

With the U.S. Coast Guard’s single active heavy polar icebreaker, Polar Star, reaching the end of its useful service life there have long been proposals floating around that the Coast Guard acquire an interim vessel until the first of its new Polar Security cutters enter service. The most frequently mentioned candidate vessel has been Edison Chouest Offshore’s M/V Aiviq. The Coast Guard’s FY2023 budget request indicates that this idea is now under very active consideration/

While the procurement...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/is-uscg-getting-serious-about-buying-chouest-icebreaker/

QUALSHIP 21 Status During 2020

In its annual PSC report for 2020 released earlier in May, the USCG provided an update on its QUALSHIP 21 program, which ended calendar year 2020 with 3,283 vessels enrolled (compared to 2,936 in 2019). By the end of 2020, 137 ships received the E-Zero designation, more than double the number of last year with 51 ships.

QUALSHIP 21 program

The Quality Shipping for the 21st Century program, or QUALSHIP 21, recognizes and rewards vessels, as well as their owners and Flag Administrations, for their...

https://mfame.guru/qualship-21-status-during-2020/

[Answer] Top 4 Detainable Deficiencies Under PSC Inspection

The key to successfully reducing the number of deficiencies during a PSC inspection, and to avoiding a detention, is regular maintenance on board.

Top 4 detainable deficiencies are:
  1. Safety Management Systems (SMS)- SMS deficiencies evidenced by multiple uncorrected material and/or operational deficiencies are often the most cited. The most common SMS deficiency is where the crew failed to implement the SMS as it relates to the maintenance of the ship and equipment. SMS related detentions usually...

https://mfame.guru/answer-top-4-detainable-deficiencies-under-psc-inspection/

ABS Consulting and Verifavia Shipping Partner to Deliver Turnkey IHM Solution to Maritime Industry

ABS Consulting and Verifavia Shipping Partner to Deliver Turnkey IHM Solution to Maritime Industry

The partnership will deliver to owners and operators an effective way to sustain compliance by leveraging the only IHM Maintenance Dashboard on the market

(Houston) Tuesday 20th April 2021 – ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), a global risk management consulting company, has partnered with Verifavia Shipping, the leading independent global provider of carbon emissions verification and Inventory...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/20/abs-consulting-and-verifavia-shipping-partner-to-deliver-turnkey-ihm-solution-to-maritime-industry/

The IB’s InfoSHIP quality for Finbeta Chemical Tankers

The IB’s InfoSHIP quality for Finbeta Chemical Tankers

The “Acquamarina”

The Italian Shipping company Finbeta, headquartered in Savona, has chosen the IB’ software solution InfoSHIP Quality for its chemical and product tankers fleet.

InfoSHIP Quality is a module of the InfoSHIP suite, designed to manage and prevent, among others, risks relating to the safety of the ship and crew, such as casualtes and accidents/injuries.

This system allows to always be perfectly on line with the international...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/01/the-ibs-infoship-quality-for-finbeta-chemical-tankers/

IMO Publishes Onboard Fuel Oil Sampling Guidelines

  • Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI have been adopted, introducing procedures facilitating PSC’s sampling from fuel oil tanks to verify the sulphur content.
  • The amendments will enter into force on 1 April 2022.

The 75th session of International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) has in November 2020 adopted amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, introducing a method for fuel oil sampling from ships’ fuel oil tanks to verify the sulphur content, reports BIMCO.

The...

https://mfame.guru/imo-publishes-onboard-fuel-oil-sampling-guidelines/

Join Our Newsletter
Enter your email to receive a weekly round-up of shipping news.
icon