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Lines raise serious concerns over EU’s “quasi-global” ETS plans

The World Shipping Council (WSC), which represents around 90% of the world’s container shipping lines, has voiced its “serious concerns” with European Union proposals to expand its Emissions Trading System (ETS) to include shipping.

In a paper published on 10 September the WSC believes that the European Commission (EC), by using its Monitoring Recording and Verification (MRV) tool as the basis for its ETS charges, will cover a geographical area that goes far beyond the scope of the European...

https://container-news.com/lines-raise-serious-concerns-over-eus-quasi-global-ets-plans/

AMSA Launches Container Ship Inspections Due to Overboard Losses

  • AMSA is launching an inspection effort targeting cargo securing arrangements.
  • This security arrangement will be used on container ships visiting Australian ports.
  • It is in response to recent incidents of containers lost overboard.
  • It is aimed at education, improving standards, and reducing the number of incidents.
  • Involves both extended PSC inspections or stand-alone inspections on vessels.
  • WSC anticipates efforts to further revise and enhance the 2014 code of practice for packing of cargo...

https://mfame.guru/amsa-launches-container-ship-inspections-due-to-overboard-losses/

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

Crisis looms for trapped crews warns IMO

The Maritime sector is on the verge of a humanitarian crisis the International Maritime Organization (IMO) secretary general told permanent representatives of the United Nations body, which met virtually this week.

Kitack Lim was speaking on the day that the Hong Kong authorities finally relented to pressure from the Hong Kong Ship Owners’ Association (HKSOA) who had been pressuring the government to establish rules that will allow crew changes to be made.

According to figures from a number of...

https://container-news.com/crisis-looms-for-trapped-crews-warns-imo/

MPA and Team Unveil COVID-19 Crew Change Guidebook

  • MPA, SSA, SMOU, IMEC, and WSC have formed the Singapore Crew Change Working Group.
  • Singapore recently announced the ease of the restrictions under specific conditions.
  • SGCCWG published the Singapore Crew Change Guidebook.
  • It will provide guidance to the shipping community on the effect of crew change in Singapore.
  • The Guide reminds the crew change process for sign-on and sign-off in Singapore.

According to an article published in Safety4sea, the MPA, SSA, and SMOU, in cooperation with IMEC and...

https://mfame.guru/mpa-and-team-unveil-covid-19-crew-change-guidebook/

Shipping sector proposes USD 5 billion R&D board to cut emissions

Shipping sector proposes USD 5 billion R&D board to cut emissions

Global shipping sector announces $5billion R&D fund to eliminate CO2 emissions
• The international shipping community has today announced plans to form a new non-governmental Research & Development organisation to pave the way for decarbonisation of shipping.
• Core funding from shipping companies across the world of about USD 5 billion over a 10-year period.
• To accelerate the development of commercially viable zero...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/12/18/shipping-sector-proposes-usd-5-billion-rd-board-to-cut-emissions/

ESPO approves the agreement on the European Maritime Single Window Environment

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the agreement reached, on 7 February, between the Parliament and the Council on the new regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe). The new framework will enable the decrease of administrative burden and increase the attractiveness of maritime transport. It provides for the creation of a EMSWe dataset, harmonised National Single Windows and the application of the reporting-only-once principle.

The European...

https://safety4sea.com/espo-approves-the-agreement-on-the-european-maritime-single-window-environment/

ECSA, WSC support European Maritime Single Window

On January 10 the European Parliament Transport Committee will vote on Deirdre Clune’s report on the draft regulation for a European Maritime Single Window Environment. The World Shipping Council (WSC) and the European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA) strongly supported the Commission proposal and the rapporteur’s recommendations.

The two organizations said that the shipping industry faces different information requirements and ‘a costly array of differing local IT systems to connect to.’

https://safety4sea.com/ecsa-wsc-support-european-maritime-single-window/

Shipping industry in favour of consortia block exemption extension

Four trade associations of the international liner shipping industry submitted comments to the European Commission supporting the extension of the EU consortia block exemption regulation (BER) for five years more beyond its current 2020 expiration date.

The papers were submitted by the World Shipping Council (WSC), the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and the Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA).  The industry comments regards...

https://safety4sea.com/shipping-industry-in-favour-of-consortia-block-exemption-extension/

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