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Clean Shipping Alliance: Wash water discharges are not ‘sludge’ Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (“scrubbers”) and wash water discharges portrayed in the publication. “We welcome all scientific inquiries on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems that are objective and well-researched. However, in the case of the most recent report issued by the ICCT, there a...

Photo: HHI The worlds first Class and Flag approval for AI-based fire monitoring system in shipbuilding industry has been given to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). Hyundai Heavy Industries Group independently has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based safety management/monitoring system (HiCAMS) and obtained classification and flag Approval-in-Principal (AIP) for the first time in the shipbuilding industry. This new method will be one of the core tech...

Home / Shipping News / Shipbuilding News / Hyundai Heavy Industries takes a step further in ‘Autonomous ship’ design by developing AI solution for ship safety Hyundai Heavy Industries takes a step further in ‘Autonomous ship’ design by developing AI solution for ship safety Hyundai Heavy Industries Group independently has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based safety management/monitoring system (HiCAMS) and obtained classification and flag Approval-in-Principal (AIP) for the f...

By Chevanev A.Y Charles The Covid-19 pandemic has proven to be disastrous in the lives of many seafarers everywhere. Hundreds of thousands of these essential maritime workers have faced unemployment, strained working conditions, extended contracts and minimal mental health support. SVG seafarers are among those who have been gravely affected. After seafarers in SVG were brought back from abroad, many have not been working for several months. Fortunately, some have …

Hunger strike of abandoned bulker crew in Kuwait moves into 2nd month After 11 months without pay for their families, 19 seafarers on board the  MV Ula bulk carrier in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait have gone on a hunger strike, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said. The mixed crew from India, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Bangladesh are demanding immediate repatriation and payment of $410,415.65 they are owed in wages. They have rejected all meals from 7 January, saying they can...

Seafarers on hunger strike, hospitalised in Kuwait to stop families going hungry: the full story 02 Feb 2021 After 11 months without pay for their families, 19 seafarers on board the MV Ula bulk carrier in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait have gone on a hunger strike. The mixed crew from India, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Bangladesh are demanding immediate repatriation and payment of $410,415.65 they are owed in wages. They have rejected all meals from 7 January, saying they cannot eat while their fam...

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. February 1, 2021 Rear Admiral Peter Brady, Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (Photo: Maritime Authority of Jamaica) A global network of crew change hubs would help alleviate the humanitarian crisis seafarers face at present, according to the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ). They could offer a short-term solution to the barriers presented by global travel restrictions, ensuring vital crew changes could take place and fac...

Jan 28 2021 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest Flag State Performance Table (2020/2021) which finds that many of the largest flag states – including the Marshall Islands, Hong Kong (China), Singapore as well as the Bahamas and Cyprus– continue to perform to an exceptionally high standard, with traditional flags and open registers performing equally well. ICS Secretary General, Guy Platten, says: “The Table clearly indicates th...

Completing an Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM), is only the beginning of compliance. It is the ship owner’s responsibility to ensure continuous conformity of the Inventory. If you have completed the Inventory of Hazardous Material (IHM) process for your vessel, congratulations you have completed an important step to future proof your vessel’s compliance to the ...

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