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Bureau Veritas kick-starts LNG bunkering

BV's Guidance on LNG Bunkering NI 618 provides recommendations on LNG bunkering Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has published a comprehensive set of guidelines on LNG Bunkering, with the aim of speeding adoption of LNG as a ship's fuel by kick-starting the LNG bunker chain.Jean-Francois Segretain, Technical Director, Marine and Offshore Division, Bureau Veritas says, "We really believe that LNG has great potential as a clean fuel for shipping. But fears over its availability in the bunker chain are holding back owners from adopting it. Part of the issue is that ports and terminals wishing to provide LNG as bunkers and shipowners wishing to have LNG-powered ships do not have agreed international standard bunker procedures to work to. Bureau Veritas has very wide experience with LNG in the marine context and we hope that these guidelines will give ports, terminals, LNG suppliers and shipowners confidence to proceed."BV's Guidance on LNG Bunkering NI 618 provides recommendations on LNG bunkering, focusing on the framework to be established with the port authorities and the bunkering organizations before any commercial operation, conditions to be observed before, during and after each bunkering operation, management of emergency situations and the training of staff involved in ...

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RINA tackles ocean noise pollution

DOLPHIN notation will be applicable from July 2014 International classification society RINA has acted to tackle noise pollution of the seas by developing a voluntary notation which will apply to vessels for which efforts have been made to mitigate underwater noise.Paolo Moretti, Head of the Marine Business Line, RINA Services, says, "Noise is the new pollution. The international community has raised concern that the underwater noise generated by commercial shipping may have negative consequences on marine life, especially marine mammals. RINA is tackling that with a new voluntary notation, DOLPHIN, which gives shipowners a clear option to specify commercial vessels which have implemented solutions to minimize radiated underwater noise."IMO has recently published MEPC Circ. 833 "Guidelines For The Reduction Of Underwater Noise From Commercial Shipping To Address Adverse Impacts On Marine Life" which sets out advice on design and operational solutions that may be adopted to reduce underwater radiated noise.The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed the (ISO/PAS) 17208-1 - Acoustics - Quantities and procedures for description and measurement of underwater sound from ships - Part 1: General requirements for measurements in deep water and ISO/DIS 16554 - Ship and marine technology - Measurement and reporting of underwater sound ...

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IMO Maritime Safety Committee Outcome

The IMO's Committee on Maritime Safety (MSC) held its 93rd Session (MSC 93) from Wednesday 14 through Friday 23 May 2014 under the Chairmanship of Mr Christian Breinholt (DENMARK) and his Vice Chair, Captain M Segar of SINGAPORE). 104 Member States attended the meeting during which a drafting group (DG) and two working groups (WG) were subsequently formed and chaired as follows:

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