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Who gains from a ratification stand off?

Tanker Shipping & Trade April/May 2013

Will the 65th meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in May help industry resolve one of its biggest conundrums? Should it take a deep breath and ratify the ...

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Convention continues its slow progress
Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery /BWTT 2013
Our introduction to last year’s guide described progress towards ratification of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments as ‘glacial’. ...
Ulstein bridge wins innovation prize
Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery April/May 2013
Ulstein’s Bridge Vision concept has won Den norske Bank’s (DNB) annual innovation prize, worth NKr1 million (US$173,000). The award, which recognised developments made in 2012, was made ...
Upgrades available for IP- based video and TV services
Offshore Support Journal May 2013
In the past, the high costs and technical nature of fitting internet protocol-based (IP-based) networks has restricted installations to the offshore and passenger ship sectors. But recent developments ...
Software provider rolls out new range of solutions
Offshore Support Journal May 2013
Software and consulting company UniSea focuses exclusively on the shipping industry, and was founded in 1997. It delivers IT solutions and ‘helpdesk services’ to a large number of vessels worldwide, ...
Satellite launch deals
Marine Electronics & Communications April/May 2013
Arianespace has extended a contract to launch Eutelsat satellites until 2017. This is part of Eutelsat’s investment in its fleet of communications satellites. The agreement covers up to four launches ...
Design for safe operations
Marine Electronics & Communications ECDIS 2013
Danelec Marine is a leading supplier of innovative navigation solutions to the maritime industry. Combining solid design competence with an in-depth understanding of ship officer requirements, the company ...
Project-driven approach can drive down costs
Offshore Wind Journal 1st Quarter 2013
A marine engineer and naval architect by training, Mr Ramstad came to the offshore wind industry from the offshore oil and gas sector, having been approached by Fred Olsen in 2012. “The idea of working ...
DP event sees key issues addressed by leading experts
Offshore Wind Journal 1st Quarter 2013
With The Dynamic Positioning centre as its platinum sponsor, the 2013 European Dynamic Positioning Conference has as its theme ‘Future technology and operational strategies to optimise performance ...
Costa Concordia – the impact one year on
Passenger Ship Technology 1st Quarter 2013
Waking up to the dramatic images of the Costa Concordia lying on its side on the morning of 14 January 2012, the instant reaction was one of sympathy. The second response was to ask how it could have happened. ...
Making use of a half century of LNG progress
LNG World Shipping Small-Scale LNG 2013
The use of LNG as fuel for conventional ships is a hot topic. As one of only three realistic alternatives open to shipowners as a means of meeting increasingly stringent ship emission controls over the ...
Information flow is the key to efficient compensation
Tanker Shipping & Trade February/March 2013
In December 2007, the single-hull VLCC Hebei Spirit was struck by a floating crane barge while at anchor. Around 11,000 tonnes of crude oil were released into the sea and polluted several provinces along ...
Star Cruises orders updated automation system
Passenger Ship Technology 1st Quarter 2013
Star Cruises of Malaysia has chosen Metso to refurbish the automation system on its Star Pisces cruise ship that sails in the Far East. The DNA system will replace the ship’s Damatic Classic solution, ...
What’s new in small-scale LNG
LNG World Shipping /Small-Scale LNG 2013
EDF Trading and Exmar join to offer a barge-mounted LNG export capability EDF Trading and Exmar have teamed up to look for small-scale LNG export opportunities in North America using barge-mounted natural ...
Owners must keep abreast of Code and technical changes
Tanker Shipping & Trade February/March 2013
Amendments to chapters of the IBC Code, the re-assignment of chemical designations and the imposition of cargo restrictions will affect tanker operations. Last year, IMO’s committees covering maritime ...
Panama Canal widening forces Panamax rethink
Container Shipping & Trade 1st Quarter 2013
Panamax vessels are currently a staple on trades involving a transit via the Panama Canal, but when the canal’s wider locks open in 2015 there will be a shake-up as many of these ships will be displaced ...
Still waters run deep as residents air their ire over lay-up site
Container Shipping & Trade 1st Quarter 2013
While there are considerable technical challenges to laying up vessels, the last round of large-scale lay-ups in 2009 demonstrated that there can be social challenges as well. Lay-up locations outside ...
Now is the time to test systems
RMM Corporate news news desk, 10 April 2013
Zafrul Alam (MPA) told delegates funding is available to support technology development Over 100 delegates - including representatives from 30 shipowner/operators - attending Riviera's sixth ...
Conference debates fuel options
RMM Corporate news news desk 11 March 2013
40 shipowners and operators, and an array of class societies, equipment suppliers and other experts attended the sixth Riviera Maritime Media Annual Marine Propulsion conference in London. The main theme ...
Industry and academia forge beneficial partnerships
Norwegian Solutions 2012
The Norwegian maritime cluster has banded together for the country’s largest ever private investment in maritime knowledge development. Launched in June 2008 by the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association ...
Efficiency and new technology will help the environment
Norwegian Solutions 2012
Norwegian companies are uniting to develop new technologies and procedures that will have the dual attributes of being beneficial to the environment and making operations more efficient. A prime example ...

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