PSC Focus: Tokyo MoU Performance
Tokyo MoU with almost 40,000 inspection per year forms the biggest regime of PSC worldwide. Large countries such as China, Australia and Japan are members of Tokyo MoU and contribute to safety inspections.
Read moreTokyo MoU with almost 40,000 inspection per year forms the biggest regime of PSC worldwide. Large countries such as China, Australia and Japan are members of Tokyo MoU and contribute to safety inspections.
Read moreDuring 2017, Paris MoU conducted 17,920 PSC inspections which led to 685 detentions (detention rate 3.82%). 40,414 deficiencies were reported from which 3,680 led to a detention (9.11% of total).
Read moreAustralia region is the second most common trade destination in Tokyo MoU, following China, in which AMSA is responsible for conducting inspections. The detainable items are not only recorded in detailed inspections but also in typical/ initial inspections.
Read moreIn general, tankers have a better PSC performance than bulk carriers but what about their age? Although it is usually common to compare vessels as per their vessel type, when considering ship performance other parameters, such as age, may result to interesting findings as well.
Read moreOn October 18, a testbed was set out for an Internet of Ships Open Platform, while NYK provided an onboard IoT platform that has been developing with MTI Co., and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. NYK will use the IoS-OP to improve safety and reduce environmental loads.
Read moreMOL has concluded a technology consulting agreement with Professor Tomoharu Nagao of the Yokohama National University Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, who is the creator of the next-generation AI advanced machine learning and the percolative learning method.
Read moreNorway-based oil exploration company Aker BP has announced collaboration with technology provider Cognite and manufacturer Framo, aiming to intensify digitalisation in offshore operations by changing the traditional approach to maintenance.
Read moreDigital solutions and data sharing are likely the key to better enforcement of the 2020 sulphur limit: Working under EfficienSea2, Danish company Litehauz has developed a solution for ships, similar to ”black box” on airplanes, able to transmit sulphur emissions data to the ships’ owner as well as relevant authorities on land.
Read moreIt is curious that the shipping sector, whose history goes back some 5,000 years, only recently adopted international standards for nautical port information, while other younger industries have set up international standards a long time ago, noted Ben van Scherpenzeel, Chairman of the international Port Call Optimisation Task Force.
Read moreMachine learning, already widely spread in numerous areas of digital life, the financial sector and science, is also finding its way into industrial and shipping applications, argues Dr. Panos Theodossopoulos, CEO Propulsion Analytics.
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