Tag: Bureau Veritas

Brittany Ferries First for BV Energy-Saving Notation

Bureau Veritas Classes Largest Containership in the World

BV Restructures Its Marine & Offshore Activities

BV Publishes Offshore Ship Conversion Guidance

Bureau Veritas Classed Fleet Passes 10,000 Vessels

International classification society Bureau Veritas has put in place a completely new IT-based certification and ship status system. It is aimed at reducing the workload of shipowners and operators and simplifying access to ship information and status.

Certification activities were in violation of EU sanctions French shipping service, Bureau Veritas (BV) has "decided to disengage completely from all marine activities related to Iran." This follows United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) informing Bureau Veritas last week that its certification activities were in violation of EU sanctions. UANI has launched its shipping certification campaign in early May.Bureau Veritas has assured UANI that the pledge specifically includes "all vessels of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and of its subsidiaries, irrespective of their flags," as well as all and the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) vessels. While applauding the cerification agency for ending its certification of Iranian vessels, UANI CEO, Ambassador Mark D.Wallace said, "The international community must focus specifically on the shipping industry, to deny the Iranian regime access to global trade and seaborne crude oil exports. Aligned nations should prohibit all international cargo shippers that service Iranian ports from shipping to the US, EU and elsewhere. By cutting off Iran's shipping access, the world can further isolate the regime and hamper its nuclear program and support for terrorists ." UANI has highlighted the shipping industry as an area where the international community can further pressure Iran. ...

E-learning Introduction to Maritime Labour Convention 2006 training Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has launched a web-based training programme to help companies in the shipping industry train their personnel for implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention. As the deadline for implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 draws nearer, companies in the shipping industry are becoming increasingly aware of the need to make sure that they are properly prepared, and that their personnel are correctly trained.That is why Bureau Veritas has launched its e-learning Introduction to Maritime Labour Convention 2006 training, which facilitates the concurrent training of large numbers of personnel without interrupting their normal working activities, in the process reducing the time and cost encountered when using other, traditional learning courses. Introduction to Maritime Labour Convention 2006 training has been designed as a first step in MLC-related education. It is aimed both at seafarers and shore-based personnel, as well as those involved in MLC-related issues at a general level. It is also a valuable source of information and guidance for anyone involved in the development of MLC-related documentation as well as to those persons responsible for implementation of MLC systems and procedures on board ships and in ...

Ballast water flow rates of up to 5,000 m3/h The Type-ApprovedBALPURE? ballast water treatment system from Severn Trent De Nora has received type approval from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for its full range of standard ballast water treatment systems that can treat ballast water flow rates of up to 5,000 m3/h. Standard systems can be supplied as multiple sets to treat higher flow rates.The type approval was granted by BV following stringent review of the BALPURE system per BV rules and guidelines along with the guidelines contained in the IMO Resolution MEPC.174(58). This involved a thorough review of land-based and shipboard testing results, corrosion testing results as well as hydrogen gas dispersion risk analysis by third party Naval Architect / Marine Engineering firm, Glosten Associates.Severn Trent De Nora is in the process of obtaining type approval from other classification societies including ABS, DNV, GL and LR. With the US Coast Guard (USCG) Final Rule published on 23 March 2012, Severn Trent De Nora has also been actively pursuing Alternate Management System status with the USCG, with an objective to be one of the first ballast water management systems with the UCSG Type Approval.Jim McGillivray, BALPURE general manager for Severn ...

Auditing and verification service for companies providing armed guards International classification society Bureau Veritas has joined forces with French maritime security consultants Securymind to provide an auditing and verification service for companies providing armed guards to protect ships against piracy.Security companies offering services to shipping will be audited against the requirements set down by the "Scheme for Quality Management Systems of Private Maritime Security Companies" established by Bureau Veritas and Securymind. The scheme is based on IMO guidance set out in MSC1405 "Revised Interim Guidance To Shipowners, Ship Operators, and Shipmasters on the Use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel on Board Ships in The High Risk Area".Security companies which meet these standards will be issued with an attestation by Bureau Veritas and will be listed in the BV Register of Private Maritime Security Companies.Roberto Nahon, Head of Systems Certification and Training Department, Bureau Veritas, says, "Shipowners have experienced that armed guards are an effective deterrent to pirate attack. However there are very many international security companies offering these guards, and not all of them can be relied on to meet the right internationally agreed standards. That is why Bureau Veritas has put its auditing and maritime experience together with ...