Do you know how many Emergency Escape Breathing Devices are required onboard?
The EEBD have become mandatory under SOLAS amendments for all ships to which the safety equipment certificate is required.
Read moreThe EEBD have become mandatory under SOLAS amendments for all ships to which the safety equipment certificate is required.
Read moreA Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) is an area that has been provided special protection through action by the IMO because of its significance for recognized ecological, socio-economic, or scientific attributes, and which may be vulnerable to damage by international maritime activities.
Read moreIndia Ship Registry has issued a new Merchant Shipping Notice including clarifications on the interpretation of MARPOL Annex IV. Among others, it explains when exceptional storage of treated wastewater, or Grey Water in ballast water tanks is permitted.
Read moreFire protection systems need to be inspected weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually, to ensure proper functioning.
Read moreAccording to UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2023, as of January 2023, the world fleet consisted of 105,493 vessels of 100 gross tons and above.
Read moreOut of all the ships you have seen in your life, can you even imagine one floating in horizontal position?
Read moreYou know ancient ships with rows and sails and Victorian steamships. You know that some modern ships run on methanol and ammonia. But do you know what MASS are?
Read moreElectric vehicles can be transported either by pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) or roro/ropax vessels which have significant differences.
Read moreFloating Storage Regasification Units (FSRUs) are floating structures that bring LNG to the coast after receiving it offshore and regasifying it there.
Read moreOne of the less known ways to reduce fuel consumption and consequently lower emissions is air lubrication.
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