MLC 2006 as Amended: Financial Security Requirements
The Maritime Labour Convention have been amended.
Regulation 2.5.2 and Regulation 4.2 are in place now.
These regulation will take care of financial security of the crew members following a ship abandonment.
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Corrosion Control and the Autonomous Ship
The remarkable success of autonomous and remotely-controlled vehicles on land and in the air, and the interest in this technology being shown within the maritime circles suggests that it is only a matter of...
Active-fin Stabilisers for Large Vessels
The Brown Brothers Neptun II folding stabilisers for large vessels. Fin area: 4.2 - 22.33 m2, total weight: 36.5 -190 tonnes. The transatlantic liner QUEEN MARY 2 features four sets of 15.63 m2 Neptune folding...
Essential Equipment Inspection by Bulk Shipping Operators
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has recently signed two inspection service agreements with experienced dry bulk shipping operators, ESL Shipping and Wagenborg Shipping, to ensure that essential MacGregor equipment is in good working order and...
Ship Finance International Acquires Fifteen, Sells One Boxship
Bermuda-based shipowner Ship Finance International has decided to acquire a fleet of fifteen feeder-size container vessels and sell a 1,700 TEU boxship.
As informed, the fifteen vessels, ranging from 1,100 TEU to 4,400 TEU, will...
Maersk Reduced Port Calls in Line with Bigger Ships
Plans by Maersk Line to reduce the amount of duplicate port calls and allocate more buffer time around hub ports to increase schedule reliability is a logical move as ship sizes increase, a shipping...
Seaworthy Vessels May Not be a Waste! Seatrade to Appeal
On March 19, the Rotterdam District court convicted Seatrade for the sale of ships to India and also ordered the vessels to be demolished. The owner is planning to make an appeal against the...
Daphne the Giant Rescued at Sea
About a week ago, an inflated duck named ‘Daphne the giant’ was reported missing at Sea and was feared to be lost forever. However in a funny turn of events, the inflated duck was...
Fuel Monitoring Platform for Ships Launched
We4Sea, a young maritime technology start-up focussed on increasing the fuel efficiency of seagoing ships, has launched a new version of their fuel efficiency platform. With the launch, We4Sea will be able to monitor...
Wärtsilä Acquires Transas! Smart Marine Ecosystem Shaping Up
The technology group Wärtsilä is to acquire Transas, a global company headquartered in the U.K. The move will speed Wärtsilä along its path towards its Smart Marine Ecosystem vision. Established in 1990, Transas is...