Safety and Security

Owners, yards and class team up on safety at Ship Repair USA

At this year’s Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA conference attendees will gain critical insights into one of the most pressing challenges in the maritime repair sector: aligning safety practices and regulatory compliance across multiple stakeholders. The session, “Bridging the Gap: Owners, Yards & Class on Safety,” will bring together leaders from shipyards, vessel operators, and a classification society for a candid, solution-focused discussion on how to streamline safety strategy and regulatory...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/owners-yards-and-class-team-up-on-safety-at-ship-repair-usa/

IMarEST Guide will help Ship Managers take the lead on Mental Health  

14 May 2025, London  – The Institute for Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has published a complimentary guide for ship managers entitled Transforming Mental Health at Sea. Produced in partnership with the Guild of Benevolence, the IMarEST’s partner charity, the guide is part of the Institute’s ongoing commitment to enhance the sector’s approach to mental health. 

Designed to empower ship managers and owners to take leadership on mental health, the guide outlines how to create...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/14/imarest-guide-will-help-ship-managers-take-the-lead-on-mental-health/

BV calls for standardized safety regulations to accelerate adoption of electrification technology

Matthieu de Tugny, President of Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore.

Paris la Défense, May 14, 2025: Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has called for greater clarity regarding standardized safety regulations that will advance the development of maritime electrification technologies, following the publication of a new technology report, Maritime Electrification: Maritime Battery Systems and Onshore Power Supply. The report explores how...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/14/bv-calls-for-standardized-safety-regulations-to-accelerate-adoption-of-electrification-technology/

NTSB reports on expensive American Mariner strike on navigational aid

A steering system failure led to the 730-foot bulk carrier American Mariner contacting a navigational aid in the St. Marys River near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, causing $1.25 million in damage to the light. Damage to the vessel was approximately $800,750.

The National Transportation Safety Board says that the 1980-built, U..S-flagged American Mariner, owned by American Steamship Company and operated by Grand River Navigation Inc., struck the Munuscong Channel Junction Light on March 28, 2024,...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/ntsb-reports-on-expensive-american-mariner-strike-on-navigational-aid/

Destination 2050: Switching up port electrification

Carolyn Newsham

Carolyn Newsham (Financing Partner to Siemens GB&I, Siemens Financial Services UK) explains how specialist marine financing can help ports meet bold emissions reduction targets.

The shipping sector is responsible for over a tenth of global transport emissionsi, and almost 3% of global CO2 emissionsii. To add further context, emissions from shipping have grown more than 90% since 1990.iii

In contrast, UK maritime emissions have declined by 30% since 1990.iv Domestic and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/13/destination-2050-switching-up-port-electrification/

North Sea Port renews its PERS Certification at ESPO Conference in Thessaloniki

l to r: Ansis Zeltiņš, ESPO Chair; Isabelle Ryckbost, Secretary General, Isabelle van Vooren, Head of Corporate affairs at North Sea Port; Tim Verhoeven, Senior Policy Advisor Sustainable Development, EcoPorts Coordinator.

ESPO congratulates North Sea Port (the Netherlands) for being recertified through the EcoPorts environmental management standard (PERS). North Sea Port is an EcoPorts member since 2020 and has received the PERS certificate for the third time.

Isabelle Ryckbost, ESPO Secretary...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/13/north-sea-port-renews-its-pers-certification-at-espo-conference-in-thessaloniki/

Damen and Alfa Laval join forces to accelerate shipping decarbonisation

l to r: David van Luijtelaar (Head of Marine Division Benelux, Alfa Laval) and Bas Loohuis  (Commercial Director, Damen Shiprepair)

Damen Shiprepair and Alfa Laval Benelux have signed a memorandum of understanding to intensify their cooperation on energy efficiency in the maritime industry. The partnership brings together two key players committed to supporting shipowners in their transition to lower-carbon operations.

The collaboration focuses on identifying opportunities for sustainability...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/13/damen-and-alfa-laval-join-forces-to-accelerate-shipping-decarbonisation/

ClassNK releases new guidelines on safe operation of ammonia-fueled vessels

With ammonia gaining ground as an alternative fuel, ClassNK has released its “Guidelines for Safety Operation for Ammonia-Fueled Vessels” to ensure safe operation on board vessels using the green, but toxic and corrosive, fuel.

The guidelines give top priority to protecting the safety of seafarers, and cover matters to be kept in mind in daily operations, such as measures to be taken in the event of an ammonia leak , and requirements for personnel protection equipment (PPE) and emergency...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/classnk-releases-new-guidelines-on-safe-operation-of-ammonia-fueled-vessels/

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