Tag: Denmark

DMA hosts meeting of Danish-Korean Green Growth Alliance which focuses on green shipping and offshore

Denmark - Competence needs in the offshore sector: Initiatives launched to create growth and jobs

99.9% of oil tankers followed the recommendation on pilotage

Denmark raises tax on seven North Sea oil operators: Train deal threatens to derail major oil investments

Bio-Marine Fuel Refinery Planned for Denmark: World's first plant to produce sustainable sulphur-free marine fuel

Offshore supply vessel Atlantic Carrier detained The Liberia flagged offshore supply vessel Atlantic Carrier has for 24 hours been detained in Esbjerg. The Danish Maritime Authority discovered during a control that the crew was without contracts. The detention is the first in Denmark as a result of breach of MLC requirements."It is satisfying to see that the MLC requirements are incorporated in the Danish authority's port state control. The seafarers' employment is quite basic. The contract is a piece of paper that states under which conditions he or she is employed. Conditions such as wages, rights during sickness , etc must be included in the contract and if this is missing, no one can be aware of the terms, " says President of CO-Søfart (Denmark's largest maritime union), Ole Philipsen.The seafarers' working and living conditions have with the entry of the MLC, Maritime Labour Convention on 20 August become part of a supervisory system. According to Maritime Denmark, Ole Philipsen has on several occasions emphasized the MLC requirements as a most important measure for seafarers since World War II. Conditions on board a ship have not previously been part of the inspectors' duties under the Port State Control.The company behind ...

DMA publishes new report on ship management

Denmark Signs Cooperation Agreement with Brazil

Mutual learning and inspiration for Denmark ,China

Denmark will continue its active approach in the IMO