Drill Records: What Inspectors Actually Look For
Every ship holds drills. Far fewer can produce a record that proves who took part, which boat was used, and that no month was missed. That gap is where the deficiencies come from, and incomplete drill records are among the most common detai…
When port State control ran a targeted campaign on crew wages and employment agreements, deficiency rates jumped roughly fourfold against the precedin…
An Inventory of Hazardous Materials is not a certificate you obtain and file. Part I is a living record of what is physically in the ship, and it has…
Holding the certificate no longer settles the question. Since D-2 became mandatory for every ship in scope, inspectors have moved from verifying docum…
Seventh Thaon Di Revel-class Patrol Ship Delivered to Italian Navy
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered the seventh Thaon di Revel-class multi-purpose offshore patrol vessel Domenico Millelire to the Italian Navy during a ceremony in Muggiano, La Spezia, on September 24.
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Klaipeda Port Opens Tender for Southern Expansion Project
Lithuania's Klaipėda Port Authority has launched a construction tender to develop the southern section of the port, which involves creating 100 hectares of new land.
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On World Maritime Day, IMO Highlights Need to Put Rules Into Practice
Both this year and next, the International Maritime Organization is focusing its World Maritime Day message on an issue of growing concern: getting its hard-won regulations into use on the waterfront, everywhere…
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NorthStandard Partners With PntGuard to Help Members Combat GNSS Jamming
[By NorthStandard] NorthStandard has entered a partnership with SGM Technology to offer its Members the innovative PntGuard™ platform for authenticating ship position signals in real time on preferential terms, to help them…
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From Compliance to Capability in Environmental Performance
Shipping is no stranger to regulation. New requirements come into force, procedures are updated, training is arranged and vessels adapt. It is a cycle our industry knows very well.
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