DNV GL Addresses Gaps in Regulation for Digital Nautical Publications
Following queries related to nautical publications in digital form, DNV GL decided to publish a new statutory news. In it, the classification society explains what ship owners, ship managers and flag states need to know...Read more
Project Carriers Want Clearer Lashing Rules from IMO
A group of project carriers want the IMO to develop clearer rules for the loading and lashing of project cargo. Through eight revisions to the Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS) Code, the shipping companies want...Read more
Shipowners Loathe Timmermans’ Plan to Put CO2 Quotas on Shipping
The future European climate commissioner Frans Timmermans wants to put CO2 quotas on shipping. A plan that has been met with fierce criticism from shipowners. Instead of including shipping in the European Emmission Trading Scheme,...Read more
Scrubber Divides the World of Shipping
There is nothing that currently divides the shipping world so sharply as the scrubber, the internationally widely used term for an exhaust gas cleaning installation. The big question is: How harmful is the waste from...Read more
VIDEOS: Presenting the KVNR Shipping Award Nominees
Who has made the biggest difference for the Dutch shipping industry; Heerema’s shorepower solution or the political parties behind the Merchant Shipping Protection Act? One of these will be presented with the Royal Association of...Read more
Flag State Approval for Electrically Powered Liferaft
Viking Life-Saving Equipment has obtained flag state approval for its LifeCraft system. It is the world’s first inflatable and electrically powered evacuation solution for passenger ships. One LifeCraft system can save 812 people. The stamp of...Read more
KVNR: Spread Responsibility Across Entire Shipping Chain
Every sixty days there is a major container fire and 1582 containers are lost at sea every year. ‘It is time for all parties in the shipping chain to take their responsibility in mitigating these...Read more
Maritime Service Suppliers Can Only Work in China with Chinese Entity
From now on, maritime service providers are required to use a Chinese entity for their operations in China. This obligation may have major consequences for Dutch suppliers that provide services in China, says trade organisation...Read more