Tag: certification

DNV GL - Business Assurance raises the bar for management systems through the launch of Next Generation Risk based Certification

Neptune Maritime Secuirty is pleased to announce that it has been certified by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) to ISO PAS 28007.

TRACE International and DA-Desk FZ-LLC announced a partnership to create greater transparency in the shipping industry. The first-of-its-kind shipping industry partnership pairs TRACE, a company setting the standard for global compliance due diligence, with DA-Desk, an independent provider of port cost management services.

SeaCert Rules Signed

TRACE, the world's leading anti-bribery standard setting organization, has completed its rigorous due diligence review of DA-Desk FZ-LLC.

The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) and the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) have signed an agreement enabling the Korean classification society to survey and certify Danish ships

LRQA Greece has awarded a PMSC related ISO/PAS 28007 certificate to the first Greek private maritime security services client, Diaplous Maritime Services.

On 13 December, the second formal Environment Council under the Lithuanian Presidency took place in Brussels. EU environment ministers discussed the draft Regulation on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of CO2 emissions from maritime transport.

Security training certification becomes mandatory for seafarers from 1 January 2014 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has raised concerns with governments about preparations worldwide for issuing tens of thousands of seafarers with new certificates for security-related training by 1 January, as required by the 2010 amendments to the IMO Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 2010).In a written submission to IMO, ICS has suggested that IMO Member States might give consideration to the possibility of an extended "grace period" with respect to Port State Control enforcement of the new certification required under STCW 2010.STCW 2010, Regulation VI/6, stipulates mandatory minimum requirements for security-related instruction for all seafarers, which, where relevant - such as for Ship Security Officers as defined by the ISPS Code - requires certificates of proficiency to be issued by administations to seafarers from 1 January 2014.Since the amendments were adopted, ICS has gone to great lengths to advise shipping companies of the transitional measures for these new requirements, as set out in Section A-VI/6 of the STCW Code, which are different to those concerning the transitional measures that apply to other changes introduced by STCW 2010 and which are being phased ...

ClassNK issues Ship Recycling Certification to Jiangsu Changrong Steel : Fourth recycling facility to be comply with Hong Kong Convention