Shipping has changed more in the last two years than it did in the entire decade before that. Digitalization has given the industry new ways of workin.
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and former superyacht ETO Director Ryan Porter, writes about the common mistakes many are making on their technology upgrades:
From brand selection to embracing a flexible approach, there are five crucial points to consider when it comes to choosing the best possible yacht AV/IT upgrade. If you manage to get this right, you will have an AV/IT system that is long-term, cost-effective and ready for future technologies.
1. Select a trustworthy brand
Selecting the right equipment is critical to any AV/IT system. If you take a chance on bespoke equipment and magic boxes, you have to ask yourself who will support it? And what updates are there? We ve found that alternative solutions usually turn out to be troublesome, lack documentation, and have poor aftercare. Nine times out of 10, it s better to opt for the devil you know and stick with proven technologies.
Resolution MEPC.315(74): Amendments to MARPOL Annex II
A new term ‘persistent floater’ has been added to the definitions under cargo residues and tank washings. Also, the discharge requirements for cargo residues and tank washings containing persistent floating products with a high viscosity and/or a high melting point that can solidify under certain conditions have been strengthened in some sea areas. Vessels must pre-wash and discharge residue generated during prewash to a shore reception facility at the discharge port. The relevant sea areas are North West European Waters, Baltic Sea, Western European Waters and Norwegian Sea. Owners and managers will need to revise their Procedures and Arrangements manual to incorporate the changes.