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Kyushu University has announced that it has established a new Department of Ocean Energy Resources with support from classification society ClassNK. This new department will join the Graduate Faculty of Engineering at Kyushu University and will be supported by ClassNK for two years from 1 April 2014 until 31 March 2016. The Department of Ocean Energy Resources is the result of comprehensive collaboration between ClassNK and Kyushu University to create an education hub to promote research into new technologies to develop ocean energy sources. As part of this collaboration, ClassNK will share the knowledge and experience it has gained over its some 110 years in the maritime industry as well as its expertise in offshore technology with Kyushu University over the 2 year research period. Research will cover new ocean energy sources such as the exploitation of methane-hydrates including the design, installation and operation of production platforms, as well as research into technologies renewable energy sources such as floating offshore wind power generation. In addition to its Natural Resources & Energy Department, which ClassNK established in 2011 in order to better support offshore energy resource development and transportation, ClassNK established its Wind Turbine Division in the same year to provide ...

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London. The first day of the Committe was opened with IMO's Secretary- General, Koji Sekimizu, speech where he addressed the important issues under discussion for this MEPC.  In total, 146 documents have been submitted under the 21 items on the agenda for this session. Mr Sekimizu said that IMO's top priority is ''accident prevention'', efforts for a reduction of marine casualties. Other important activities in which IMO will focus, are: - the verification of the mandatory goal-based ship construction standards for tankers and bulk carriers; - the accelerated implementation of the Energy Efficiency Design Index - the timely conduct of the required study on availability of Annex VI-compliant low sulphur fuels in the target year of 2020 Mr Sekimizu highlighted how important is to bring the Ballast Water Management Convention into force. IMO Secretary- General urged all IMO Members to take swift action and bring the Convention into force without further dalay: ''As I have said many times before, we cannot escape from the need for prevention of the global spread of harmful invasive ...

Port facilities need to further strengthen their capacities for surveillance and access control, in order to reduce the incidence of stowaways, participants at a regional seminar on stowaways in West and Central Africa agreed.

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London.

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has recenlty issued a Working Paper based on a survey of technical literature and industry reports which assess equipment costs, environmental side effects, urea and catalyst availability and disposal, and the overall system costs of SCR in the marine sector ICCT paper investigates the current status of selective catalytic reduction (SCR), a technology that is key to meeting Tier III requirements. Challenges and costs of the technology, including applicability to various engine and vessel types, potential environmental side effects, urea and catalyst availability and disposal, and anticipated system costs, are discussed. Based on this evaluation of technological capabilities and history of successful application of SCR technology to maritime vessels, no substantial equipment, supply chain, or cost barriers exist that would necessitate the delay of IMO's Tier III requirements. In 2008 the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed upon progressively stricter limitations for nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from vessels based on their date of engine installation, with the strictest Tier III requirements to take effect in designated Emission Control Areas (ECA) beginning in 2016. At MEPC-66 in April 2014, an amendment that would delay the introduction of the ...

ICCT Working Paper The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has recenlty issued a Working Paper based on a survey of technical literature and industry reports which assess equipment costs, environmental side effects, urea and catalyst availability and disposal, and the overall system costs of SCR in the marine sectorICCT paper investigates the current status of selective catalytic reduction (SCR), a technology that is key to meeting Tier III requirements. Challenges and costs of the technology, including applicability to various engine and vessel types, potential environmental side effects, urea and catalyst availability and disposal, and anticipated system costs, are discussed. Based on this evaluation of technological capabilities and history of successful application of SCR technology to maritime vessels, no substantial equipment, supply chain, or cost barriers exist that would necessitate the delay of IMO's Tier III requirements.In 2008 the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed upon progressively stricter limitations for nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from vessels based on their date of engine installation, with the strictest Tier III requirements to take effect in designated Emission Control Areas (ECA) beginning in 2016. At MEPC-66 in April 2014, an amendment that would delay the introduction of ...

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London. Items on the agenda include the consideration of proposed amendments to the MARPOL to make the audit scheme mandatory; the review of environmental provisions in the draft Polar Code and associated draft amendments to make the Code mandatory, and the implementation of energy-efficiency regulations and the Ballast Water Management and Ship Recycling Conventions. Draft amendments to MARPOL to make auditing mandatory set for adoption The MEPC will consider, with a view to adoption, draft amendments to MARPOL Annexes I through to VI to make the use of the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code) mandatory. The draft amendments add definitions and regulations relating to "verification of compliance", thereby making the IMO Audit Scheme mandatory under MARPOL. The III Code was adopted by the IMO Assembly in 2013.  Similar amendments to other IMO treaties are also in the process of being adopted, to make the Audit Scheme mandatory once the relevant amendments enter into force in 2016.  Draft amendment on implementation date for Tier III to be considered for adoption The MEPC will consider, ...

From March 31 to April 4, 2014 at IMO Headquarters, London The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London. Items on the agenda includethe consideration of proposed amendments to the MARPOL to make the audit scheme mandatory; the review of environmental provisions in the draft Polar Code and associated draft amendments to make the Code mandatory, andthe implementation of energy-efficiency regulations and the Ballast Water Management and Ship Recycling Conventions.Draft amendments to MARPOL to make auditing mandatory set for adoptionThe MEPC will consider, with a view to adoption, draft amendments to MARPOL Annexes I through to VI to make the use of the IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code) mandatory. The draft amendments add definitions and regulations relating to "verification of compliance", thereby making the IMO Audit Scheme mandatory under MARPOL.The III Code was adopted by the IMO Assembly in 2013. Similar amendments to other IMO treaties are also in the process of being adopted, to make the Audit Scheme mandatory once the relevant amendments enter into force in 2016.Draft amendment on implementation date for Tier III to be ...

USCG has issued MSIB 06-14 to encourage owners and operators of subject U.S. vessels to ensure that mariners obtain all endorsements in accordance with 2010 Manila amendments to the STCW as soon as possible.

The IMO Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) at its first session (17 to 21 February 2014), reviewed progress with the implementation of certification requirements related to security-awareness training and training for seafarers with designated security duties, in accordance with regulation VI/6 of the STCW Convention and section A-VI/6, paragraphs 4 and 6 of the STCW Code by Parties.