Tag: Shipowners Club

The Shipowners' Club recently released an infographic focusing on how empowered communication can improve safety onboard.

Planning a proper passage should be carried out by all vessels. However, the Shipowners' Club notes that numerous incidents have taken place due to improper passage planning.

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, concerning the fourth quarter of 2020, revealed that small investments can make a difference to the lives of seafarers, in efforts to improve their life onboard.

The Shipowners' Club highlights an unfortunate incident that resulted in the death of a crew member after he fell from a height during cargo operations.

From 1st October, amendments to MARPOL Annex I, II, V, VI and the NOx Technical Code will permit the use of electronic record books, to enable the accurate record keeping of movements of shipboard substances and materials that are considered hazardous to the environment.

In light of the increasing cyber threats and attacks within the shipping industry, the Shipowners Club launched an interactive guide that summarizes the key considerations owners and operators should make when building a cyber security plan based on the recommended “Five Functions”.

As the COVID-19 pandemic led to a number of restrictions, the issue of reactivation of vessels arose, with the Shipowners Club commenting that reactivation following a period of lay up requires very careful management in fully assessing the risks involved.

Effective from 1st March 2020, China's Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) has published new measures  on Agreement for Ship Pollution Response Regime and a Directory of Hazardous Bulk Liquid Cargo Apt to Cause Pollution, for which oil booms need to be deployed during cargo operations or an Agreement with a SPRO needs to be concluded. Meanwhile, IG Clubs has checked this effective date with the China MSA, confirming that this date will remain as 1st March 2020 and will not be postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This forms an update to a 2015 requirement that owners/operators of any ship carrying polluting and hazardous cargoes in bulk or any other ship above 10,000 GT enter into a pollution clean-up contract with a Ship Pollution Response Organisation (SPRO) before the ship enters a PRC port or engages in loading, discharge or ship-to-ship transfers outside of the port but within 20 nm offshore. As a result of the update, there is no material change to the SPRO requirements, according to data provided by the Shipowners' Club. However, from 1st March 2020, no SPRO Agreements will be needed for any of the following: Any ship under 10,000 GT either in ballast or carrying a ...

Following the coronavirus situation, The Shipowners Club issued five tips in order members avoid the spread of the disease. At the same time, the Club recommends all members to stay advised concerning the outbreak by following the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisories.

In our special column this time, we are pleased to host an interview with Capt. Hari Subramaniam, Regional Head - Business Relations, Shipowners Club, who explains us that he was somehow destined for a career in the shipping industry and the best decision he ever made was to sail on different types of vessels.