Tag: Standard Club

North and Standard Club have received all the required formal approvals to finalise their merger and establish NorthStandard on 20 February 2023.

Ships calling at Chinese ports are advised that from 22 December 2022 there is a requirement to record energy consumption data in accordance with the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP).

Standard Club examines the emerging fuels that may feature heavily in the shipping industry’s route to decarbonisation, especially in the backdrop of IMO's 2030 targets.

Following the announcement of tough new immigration enforcement measures, operators are alerted that ships arriving at the UK with passengers without proper identification documents or stowaways on board will subject to significant changes in the way these cases are being managed by UK Border Force (UKBF) at UK ports.

According to the Standard Club, after recent reports regarding the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions in China, the club is advised that there is currently no consistent quarantine policy implemented across all Chinese regions.

Shipping is increasingly digitalised and interconnected. As traditional maritime operations are replaced with autonomous and computerised processes, cyber security vulnerabilities become more prevalent, noted Standard Club, discussing in a recent podcast, how to face the associated challenges.

To ensure the smooth holding of the fifth China International Import Expo, the China MSA will conduct special safety supervision on those ships entering the control waters in Huangpu River of Shanghai from 21 October to 10 November.

The Standard Club is warning ship operators looking to enter the rapidly expanding offshore renewable energy sector of key differences in liability related regimes around the world and specific contractual risks.

Improving crew welfare onboard is not only a necessity for the shipping industry to show it cares for its seafarers, but also a contributing factor to ship safety, experts agreed during a webinar organized on the occasion of the Day of the Seafarer, last month.

The Standard Club is seeing an increasing number of requests from members who are considering the use of Y-splitters in order to increase the reefer capacity on their containerships beyond their designed limit. However, when doing so, there is a risk of overloading the power cables. This would generate excess heat and increase the potential of fire.