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2022 Mid Year Review
The present challenge of the maritime industry is the reduction of GHG wherein by 2030 or 8 years from now the industry would have cut 30% of GHG and by 2050 by 50-70%. Although this is an ambitious project this is the direction that the industry is heading. No wonder some shipowners are shifting to…
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Year 2018 – A Review
The year that passed was not without fun fare in the maritime industry. We still see series of major incidents as well as accidents and of course lots of lesson learned. The new year of 2019 was not spared as well as there was an incident regarding a Car carrier which gone ablaze while underway…
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End of Year 2017 Issue
The most awaited if not controversial regulation, the Ballast management came into force last 08 Sept 2017. The regulation stipulates that vessels built on or after the said date shall be fitted with ballast equipment to eliminate the aquatic species. However, not all industry stakeholders are happy because the regulation does not force vessels which…
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End of Year 2016 Issue
We are now in the closing chapter of the year 2016. Indeed, it has been a challenging and bumpy year in the shipping industry with the occurrence of many incidents. The commercial sector as well got the shock with the closure of one of the industry’s biggest shipping company , Hanjin shipping. First and foremost…
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2015 Year End Issue
So far the hottest topic of the year 2015 was all about ECDIS and Enclosed Space Entry, with PSC detentions and deficiencies always filling in the Top 10. So, please have your ship’s always ready for inspection as this will continue to be the “Apple of the Eye” in 2016. Safe sailing to all. Hope…
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Safe Navigation Being Considered an Unimportant Task Onboard
The recent collision between the Cayman Island registered chemical tanker “Stolt Commitment” and Antigua and Barbuda registered freighter “Thorco Cloud” on 2014 LT, 16 Dec 2015 at Singapore strait which resulted to loss of life and crew missing. The incident happened in Indonesian waters 6 nautical miles north-west of Batam, Indonesia. The chemical tanker sustained…
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Seafarers Protection Act
On 26 November 2015, the President of the Republic of the Philippines signed into law Republic Act No. 10706, otherwise known as the “Seafarers Protection Act”. The Act’s main goal is to promote the interests and welfare of the Filipino seafarers, protecting them from individuals who actively target seafarers and their families in order to…