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How to properly stow and secure cargo containers guidance issued by AMSA

Posted on March 1, 2022September 25, 2025 by News Hound

AMSA publishes stow and secure cargo containers guidance

AMSA has recently published stow and secure cargo containers guidance. AMSA aims to remind operators of the importance of stowing and securing cargo containers, and the potential danger to container ships navigating near intense low-pressure systems that occur off the east coast of Australia.

East Coast Lows are intense low-pressure weather systems that occur off the east coast of Australia. These systems are also referred to as complex lows or Tasman lows. Strong southerly winds, Continue reading “How to properly stow and secure cargo containers guidance issued by AMSA”

ABS Autonomous Vessels whitepaper proposes a goal-based framework for future rules to enable autonomous vessel operations

Posted on March 1, 2022October 21, 2025 by News Hound

Autonomous vessel operations proposal outlined in ABS Autonomous Vessels whitepaper

The ABS Autonomous Vessels whitepaper is designed to support the industry’s increasing adoption of autonomous capabilities with a focus on safe implementation. It sets out 10 goals to create future rules to enable autonomous vessel operations and addresses key issues in implementation.

The ABS Autonomous Vessels whitepaper also includes an update on the outcome of the IMO’s Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) Regulatory Scoping Exercise, an important step on the road toward the development of requirements governing autonomous operations.

“To allow operations of fully autonomous vessels, Continue reading “ABS Autonomous Vessels whitepaper proposes a goal-based framework for future rules to enable autonomous vessel operations”

Silent-Yachts rebrands as Silent-Group and is set to boost production

Posted on March 1, 2022September 25, 2025 by News Hound

The electric catamaran builder Silent-Yachts has rebranded as Silent-Group and is boosting global production capacity to meet soaring demand, after forging a new partnership with VisionF Yachts. Last year the company sold a record 21 yachts, with 17 more in production this year.

“Our company has been growing at an incredible rate over the past couple of years,” a spokesman tells Superyacht Investor. “This growth was spurred by increasing demands of the market. As a result, it was a necessity for us to adapt our structures with a strong focus on the future.” Continue reading “Silent-Yachts rebrands as Silent-Group and is set to boost production”

IIMS March 2022 News Bulletin published

Posted on February 28, 2022October 21, 2025 by News Hound

It has been a busy news month, both in terms of Institute news but also as far as marine-related news is concerned. The Bulletin published has some information of importance to the marine surveying profession.

Highlights of the monthly news bulletin include:
– Obituary: Jeffrey Casciani-Wood 1930-2022
– Time to bring your CPD points up to date for last year
– Rosie Webb appointed as Office & Web Administrator at IIMS Head Office
– IIMS Canada Branch AGM and Seminar 12th March Continue reading “IIMS March 2022 News Bulletin published”

Unfortunate events led to oil spill on deck

Posted on February 18, 2022April 15, 2025 by News Hound

Britannia PandI club has been recently made aware of an oil spill on deck — Britannia P&I club has been recently made aware of an oil spill on deck

Britannia P&I Club recently became aware of an incident where a number of unfortunate events, including the fall of the vessel’s spare main engine cylinder liner, led to an oil spill on deck.

A ballasted crude oil tanker arrived at its load port early in the morning and contacted the local Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) who instructed the vessel to drift ten nautical miles off the coast to await berthing. The vessel’s main engine was kept on ten minutes’ notice and used to occasionally reposition the ship while drifting. The following night the wind picked up with reported gusts of up to 60 knots and the master decided to use the main engine to counter the heavy rolling. Continue reading “Unfortunate events led to oil spill on deck”

Tackling the issue of underwater noise

Posted on February 16, 2022September 25, 2025 by News Hound

Korean Register issues guidance to help the marine industry tackle underwater noise from ships. — Korean Register issues guidance to help the marine industry tackle underwater radiated noise from ships.

The Korean Register (KR) has issued new class notation and guidance to help the marine industry tackle noise from ships.

“Several countries and ports have already introduced regulations relating to underwater radiated noise and some ports, such as the Port of Vancouver, are offering discounts on port user fees for vessels that meet the standards,” said a KR official.

”If our customers’ vessels have obtained KR’s class notation for underwater radiated noise, they will also be able to benefit from these advantages while reducing their impact on the maritime environment.” Continue reading “Tackling the issue of underwater noise”

Annual Shipping Flag State Table published by the ICS

Posted on February 4, 2022September 25, 2025 by News Hound

Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table 2021/2022 released by ICS

The annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table 2021/2022, from the International Chamber of Shipping, has identified reporting on seafarer wellbeing as a “casualty of the pandemic,” following its publication.

The Table is intended to encourage shipowners to maintain a dialogue with their Flag states, and help facilitate necessary improvements in the interests of safety, the environment and decent working conditions, among other issues. The Flag State of a merchant ship is the jurisdiction under whose laws the ship is registered or licensed and is deemed the nationality of the vessel.

This year’s Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table highlights a drop in levels of reporting on the status of national ILO labour Continue reading “Annual Shipping Flag State Table published by the ICS”

Using remote survey techniques to augment shipyard surveys being examined

Posted on February 1, 2022April 15, 2025 by News Hound

Screenshot of the ABS Remote Survey 2020 A pioneering joint development project (JDP) between ABS and Nakilat – Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (N-KOM) will examine how techniques developed by ABS for its industry-leading program of remote survey of vessels in service can be applied to surveys and inspections in the shipyard.

Remote inspection technologies will be applied to six Class surveys for this trial, to test how they can then be used to verify the required survey or inspection by ABS Surveyors to optimize scheduling and minimize downtime for both the shipyard, vessels and ABS.

The JDP will examine how remote techniques can be carried out on rudder clearance inspection; stern tube weardown inspection; rudder Continue reading “Using remote survey techniques to augment shipyard surveys being examined”

IIMS February News Bulletin published

Posted on February 1, 2022September 25, 2025 by News Hound

IIMS News Bulletin February 2022 The 26 page February News Bulletin from IIMS has been published and it’s been a busy news month, both for the Head Office team and with breaking news from around the industry affecting the surveying profession.

Download the News Bulletin for more information about the following topics and more:
– The advice is: keep batteries of any kind away from metal objects
– Important recently announced MCA amendments
– Getting to zero coalition – closing the gap: A new report
– BEIS releases five guidance documents on the UKCA mark in preparation for 1 January 2023 Continue reading “IIMS February News Bulletin published”

Corrosion of tank containers’ inner surface now the main cause of claims says TT Club

Posted on January 31, 2022March 17, 2022 by News Hound

The main cause of claims is from corrosion of tank containers’ inner surface

TT Club’s analysis of 2020 claims points to an increase in impact related incidents, with corrosion of tank containers’ inner surface and contamination caused by cargoes previously carried as significant other causes of loss.

The analysis makes clear that the effects of increased volumes of tank containers used to trade chemicals and other liquids on the primary east-west trades have altered, to a degree, the risk profile of damage to such units. While in previous years there has been a consistent dominance of contamination as the major source of losses for tank container operators, the current figures show impact incidents as the foremost causation. Continue reading “Corrosion of tank containers’ inner surface now the main cause of claims says TT Club”

Major changes in the ABS Marine Vessel Rules announced

Posted on January 27, 2022May 1, 2025 by News Hound

The ABS 2022 Marine Vessel Rules have changed in January 2022, in some cases significantly

In an open communication to the maritime industry, Adam W. Moilanen, Vice President/Chief Surveyor with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), has written to advise of the raft of major changes in the ABS 2022 Marine Vessel Rules, Material and Welding, High Speed Craft, Mobile Offshore Units (MOU), Facility on Offshore Installations (FAC) and Single Point Moorings (SPM) that became effective on 1 January 1 2022.

In brief, the changes to the ABS 2022 Marine Vessel Rules are: Continue reading “Major changes in the ABS Marine Vessel Rules announced”

APL England Master charged with operating a vessel in an unseaworthy condition

Posted on January 25, 2022September 25, 2025 by News Hound

APL container ship - Photo credit: AMSA — Photo credit: AMSA

Almost two years after the containership APL England lost containers overboard in a storm, a court in Brisbane has entered formal charges against the captain clearing the way for a trial to proceed. The prosecutor failed to make the case for one set of charges against the captain for pollution but the court agreed he should face charges of operating the ship in an unseaworthy condition. The charges were filed against the captain while the Australian Transportation Safety Bureau continues its investigation and is yet to release a final report on the incident. Continue reading “APL England Master charged with operating a vessel in an unseaworthy condition”

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