Annex VI to MARPOL has been amended to include a system for collecting data on the fuel consumption of ships, thereby giving effect to Resolution MEPC.278(70), adopted on 28 October 2016. This amendment will be effective as of 1 March 2018.

By Decree of 6 September 2017, BAD 2017, 333, a number of amendments to the Prevention of Pollution from Ships Decree has entered into force as from 6 September 2017. It concerns the following amendments:BAD 2010,92amendment in connection with the implementation of the Ballast Water...

Prevention of Pollution from Ships RegulationBy the Regulation on the Implementation of Regulation (EU) no. 1257/2013 (ship recycling) and Regulation (EU) 2015/757 (carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport), GG 55159 of 28 September 2017 the Prevention of Pollution from Ships Regulation has been amended. By...

Björn Kramer, (SFI), Offshore Wind Power department at TÜV SÜD Industrie Service in Hamburg Calculation models and simulations are important tools in preventing accidents involving ships and offshore wind turbines. Many aspects of ship collision analysis are currently the subject of discussion. Namely, how do...

Met wijziging van de Regeling zeevarenden, zijn tevens wijzigingen aangebracht aan het model voor de Verklaring naleving maritieme arbeid Deel I en Deel II. Deze wijzigingen implementeren de op 11 juni 2014, tijdens de 103de zitting van de Internationale Arbeidsconferentie goedgekeurde wijzigingen van norm A2.5...

The Seafarers Regulation has been amended in five respects. Firstly, it provides for the possibility of avoiding the presence of night accommodation on vessels used exclusively for so-called non-continuous navigation, in particular for vessels intended for the maintenance of wind farms in the North Sea...

The Port Reception Facilities Decree has been extended by Article 2 sub c, which creates a basis for designating ports for sediments of ballast water. Regulation B-5 of the Annex to the Ballast Water Convention requires ships to deliver ballast water sediments. In this context...

Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues has recently been replaced by Directive (EU) 2019/883 of 7 April 2019 on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste...

The advent of the new shareholders Pon Holdings and Parcom Capital guarantees the continuity of Imtech Marine, to allow the company to realize its growth ambition. The takeover creates peace of mind and security amongst employees, customers and suppliers. René ten Brinke, Director Global Services...

The Fine Imposition Working Conditions Legislation Policy Guideline has been amended by Policy Guideline of the Minister for Social Affairs and Employment of 7 Augustus 2017, GG 2017, 46342. The amendments aim at the reinforcement of the involvement of employers and employees in the supply...