Tag: reports

Recent improvements in the design efficiency of new ships went into reverse last year, a new study has found. According to the CE Delft study, the average design efficiency of new bulk carriers, oil tankers and gas carriers was worse in 2016 than in 2015 and the share of new ships complying with future efficiency standards also decreased.

ISWAN announced the launch of a self-help guide for seafarers’ mental health, under its 24/7 helpline, "SeafarerHelp". Working away at sea with limited means of communication and little or no shore leave means that it can be difficult for seafarers to access the emotional support they might need.

Following publication of the EU Council conclusions on Blue Growth in the marine and maritime sector, Our Fish Campaign manager, Rebecca Hubbard, suggested that the EU’s aspirations for Blue Growth should focus on practical and achievable targets, like of ensuring that EU governments correctly implement the reformed Common Fisheries Policy.

Oceana conducted an analysis on 16 EU Member States’ plans, revealing a widespread lack of ambition to effectively use networks of marine protected areas, to contribute to the EU’s objective of achieving healthy, clean and productive seas by 2020, as required under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.

Maritime piracy and Somalia have become seen as synonymous in East Africa’s geopolitical narrative, with several vessel hijacks in the Indian Ocean. Despite international navies' efforts for adoption of vessel protection measures, a solution to the problem is yet to be found. To prevent piracy, a more nuanced approach to understanding the behaviour might be key to a solution.

The Britannia P&I Club has released the second part of its ‘Health Watch’ publication focusing this time on mental health issues, weight and body mass index (BMI), diet and exercise, back pain and malaria. The Club says that daily changes in lifestyle such as adopting a balanced and healthy diet and exercise can have a positive impact on crew members' health and suggests to adopt small changes in daily routine life as soon as possible.

SAMSA has issued a marine notice to clarify what it is needed when vessels passage plans require them to transit South African waters. The procedure applies to vessels requiring a place of refuge in South Africa and follows recent incidents in which SAMSA noticed that many vessels had failed to report the situation.

A booklet published by ISWAN and supported by the Shipowners’ P&I Club provides multilingual questions for the medical assessment and treatment of seafarers in emergency and non-emergency situations. Basic medical questions can be quickly and easily translated from English into Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Thai.

Environmental management has progressed from a green option to a strategic asset for companies, largely driven by consumers voicing their preference for sustainable products. These results emerged from a survey of more than 1,700 professionals worldwide conducted by the certification body DNV GL, to detect companies’ approach to environmental management.

Researchers at US Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have identified all of the principal oil-degrading bacteria, as well as their mechanisms for chewing up the many different components that make up the released crude oil, at Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The study brought a newly discovered bacterium, responsible for oil-degrading.