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DNV GL has published this year's second issue of Maritime Impact

Lloyd's Register issued its latest issue of Marine Technology Report

ONI World Threat to Shipping Report reporting period 25 April - 27 May 2015

Feat. MLC, Seafarers ID Convention and the Fishing Convention ILO published Compendium of Maritime Labour Instruments' book containing its three landmark Conventions adopted for seafarers' better working and living conditions: the first is one of the International Labour Organization's most innovative and successful international labour Conventions, the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and other related Conventions, the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, (Revised) 2003, and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007.1) The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), which entered into force on 20 August 2013 and at that date already applied to 30 Members with a total share of nearly 60 per cent of the world gross tonnage of ships, is often described as a charter for decent work or a "bill of rights" for the world's maritime workers and a framework for creating a level playing field for shipowners. Governments, seafarers and shipowners all regard the adoption of this Convention as a landmark development for the world's most globalized sector.2) The Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185), reflects important new maritime concerns. Seafarers typically work as part of a multinational crew, for a foreign shipowner on a ship flying the flag of still another country. Ships' voyages usually ...

5,092 initial inspections conducted, 18350 deficiencies reported Black Sea MOU has issued its PSC Annual report for the period between 1st January and 31st December 2014.During this period: a total of 5,092 initial inspections, representing 0.24 per cent increase as compared with 5,080 initial inspections in 2013.The regional inspection rate is 69.41% which is 5.80% increase compared with 2013. A total of 151 detentions were warranted to ships found with serious deficiencies.This represents a detention percentage of 2.97% which is 0.65% decrease as compared with 184 detentions in 2013.a total of 18,350 deficiencies were recorded.The average number of deficiencies per inspection was 3.60; resulting in a 0.14 deficiency point improvement.10-Year Review of Inspections, Detentions and Deficiency Rate(You may click on the table for a larger view)Inspection data by Ship TypeWhen considering the breakdown of ships inspected by ship type, largest group of the ship inspected during 2014 were general cargo/multi purpose ships with 2,129 (41.8%) inspections; bulk carrier 1,532 (31.0%) and oil tanker 558 (11.0%) were also inspected which represent 82.9 per cent of inspections amounted 4,219 inspections.(You may click on the table for a larger view)Majority of detained ships were type of general cargo/multi purpose ships with 94 (62.25%) ...

Industry leaders team up on improving safety Maersk issued last week a sustainability update to announce its target that by 2020 Maersk is committed to reduce CO2 emissions by 60% (in comparison with 2007 levels). Also, the company explains how Maersk Line is committed to conducting business in a responsible and transparent manner. This extends to a number of different issues of key importance to responsible business practice, including anti-corruption, health and safety, a sustainable supply chain and making investments in the communities where they operate.Safer Shipping Sailing in high seas and bringing hazardous goods safely to their destination, Maersk Line employees operate in challenging workplace environments. Keeping people and assets safe is a primary responsibility for any company in this situation. Until recently, there was nowhere to turn for knowledge sharing, benchmarking and identifying best practices in the container shipping industry to ensure high safety standards and that no harm is done to people, ships, cargo, and the environment.In 2014, seven major companies launched the Container Ship Safety Forum (CSSF) as a global business-to-business network to improve safety performance and management practices in the container shipping industry. Maersk Line, CMA CGM, E.R. Schiffart, Costamare, Hamburg Sud, Rickmers Ship Management ...

The port industry discussed the state of play of the port regulation with Parliament and Commission.

ONI World Threat to Shipping Report reporting period 18 April - 20 May 2015

A total of 6059 inspections were carried out in 2014 The Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU) issued its Annual Report for the year 2014.The report summarizes the port State control (PSC) performed by the IOMOU member Authorities based on various ship types, flag States and Recognised Organizations. Apart from general information, this report provides the outcome of the results of PSC inspections undertaken by individual member Authority during the year 2014.In addition, this report also includes statistics and analysis on the results of inspections carried out by the member Authorities during the year 2014.Key PSC data A total of 6059 inspections were carried out in 2014. Out of these 6059 inspections, 3469 inspections had deficiencies and the total numbers of deficiencies were 16856.Serious deficiencies noted by PSCOs led to the detention of 379 ships. The detentions allow for the rectification of the serious deficiencies prior to the ships departure; the overall detention percentage for the year is 6.26%.There is increase in total number of inspections in 2014, compared with those in 2013; whereas, the detention percentage decreased from 7.07% recorded in 2013.The average number of deficiencies per inspection in 2014 (2.78) has slightly increased compared to the previous year ...

The Phantom Menace report issued by Panda Security Panda Security has released Operation Oil Tanker: The Phantom Menace, a groundbreaking report that details a malicious and largely unknown targeted attack on oil tankers. First discovered by Panda Security in January 2014, the ongoing attack on oil cargos began in August 2013, and is designed to steal information and credentials for defrauding oil brokers. Despite having been comprised by this cyber-attack, which Panda has dubbed The Phantom Menace, none of the dozens of affected companies have been willing to report the invasion and risk global attention for vulnerabilities in their IT security networks. Panda Security is issuing its report in an effort to draw attention to the attack and urge companies in every industry to take precautions against these increasingly sophisticated and insidious attacks.The Phantom Menace is one of the most unique attacks that PandaLabs has discovered No antivirus engine was able to detect it when first triggered, primarily because the attackers used legitimate tools in conjunction with a number of self-made scripts to bypass any warnings that traditional AV software would detect. It was only discovered when a secretary opened a nonspecific attachment to an email a type of file ...