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DNV supports LNG as ship fuel in Germany, economic and safe alternative fuel for ships

More countries ratify the Maritime Labour Convention TheMaritime Labour Convention, 2006 or MLC, 2006 is an international labour Convention adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO). It provides international standards for the world's first genuinely global industry.Widely known as the "seafarers' bill of rights," the MLC, 2006 was adopted by government, employer and workers representatives at a special ILO International Labour Conference in February 2006.It is unique in that it aims both to achieve decent work for seafarers and to secure economic interests through fair competition for quality ship owners.The following are the latest ratifications of MLC 2006.GermanyGermany becomes the43rd ILO Member State and the 17th European country to ratify theMaritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006), a landmark convention which constitutes the fourth pillar of the international maritime legal regime complementing key Conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with decent working and living conditions for seafarers and conditions of fair competition for ship owners. Germany has around 350 registered vesselstotallingmore than 15,3 million gross tonnage under its flag and is the third country of ownership in the world. The port of Hamburg, third largest seaport in Europe, 14th world's largest container port and second largest European container port, is a ...

Germany ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 becomes the 43rd ILO Member State and the 17th European country to ratify the MLC 2006

Germany ratifies IMO Conventions on Ballast Water and the Removal of Wrecks

German shipping companies invest in security measures

India, Germany Discuss Cooperation in Shipping Sector

GL Maritime Software reports that it has agreed two new deals GL Maritime Software reports that it has agreed two new deals in China and Germany, for its GL HullManager and GL MachineryManager software respectively.The company's first order from a client in China for its hull integrity management software, GL HullManager, is from Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd (Shanghai COSCO), which will install the system on seven vessels in its containership fleet."Leveraging GL HullManager, we expect our ship maintenance can be conducted in a more cost-effective and transparent fashion," said Mao Jianliang, general manager of Shanghai COSCO.GL HullManager is a software and service package used to support the hull integrity process, from inspections to reporting and condition assessments of tanks, cargo holds and coatings, throughout its entire lifecycle by means of crew inspections and thickness measurements.It includes a vessel-specific 3D model for visualisation and assessment of the hull's structural condition. The crew can mark any coating or structural failures on the 3D model, such as marking an individual finding or adding a photo and description, which can then be assessed by superintendents onshore.Since its introduction in 2011, GL HullManager has been installed onboard approximately 150 vessels of all kinds across ...

Germany plans to regulate anti-piracy security firms

Hopes for political change The EU's anti-piracy mission Atalanta off the Horn of Africa has recorded modest success. Now, the German parliament is set to vote on a controversial enlarged mandate that would see troops also going ashore.Named after the virgin hunter from Greek mythology, the EU's Atalanta mission is meant to crack down on pirates off the Horn of Africa. The mandate to do so was first approved in 2008 and has two major goals: getting aid into the politically unstable and drought-stricken country and protecting international merchant shipping from pirate attacks.Around 230 such attacks were counted last year. The head of the mission, British Rear Admiral Duncan Potts, says the project has been successful: In the second half of 2011 there have been only three successful pirate attacks. In the first half of the year it was still 28. The mission now is to be beefed up. A land mission?"This demand is to a large extent coming from our British partners," said the defense spokesman for Germany's opposition Social Democrats, Rainer Arnold. The commanding officer from Britain was of the opinion that stepping up the Atalanta efforts would have a psychological effect on the pirates as it would ...

German cabinet has agreed on new rights for the Bundeswehr in the fight against piracy The German cabinet has agreed on new rights for the Bundeswehr in the fight against piracy off the coast of Somalia. If parliament approves, the mission - previously restricted to the sea - will be taken inland.The German government agreed to expand an EU mandate on Wednesday to allow the Bundeswehr to target inland Somali pirate bases as part of the European Union anti-piracy Atalanta mission.The German military had previously been restricted to only carrying out missions at sea, but the cabinet has now advocated that airborne attacks be allowed up to two kilometers inland. In line with an EU amendment in March, pirates' weapons, ships or fuel depots can all be targeted.The mandate does not sanction the deployment of any military personal on the ground."It is a small, useful additional military option," German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere said as he arrived at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels on Wednesday. He added that Berlin should not stand in the way of passing the mandate, which now needs final approval in parliament. But with skepticism among the opposition, this may be problematic."The ...