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05/04/2013
EU Mutual Recognition for products for marine use
 
The European Union requires the twelve Classification Societies recognized by the EU (hereafter described as EU ROs*) to mutually recognize the class certificates for materials, equipment and components issued by other EU ROs
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03/04/2013
Focus on accident investigation in shipping
 
One of the fundamental principles of safety management is that all incidents and accidents are preventable. Therefore, it is important to ensure that if there is an accident or incident the causes are thoroughly investigated and measures are taken to prevent recurrence.
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03/04/2013
IACS Harmonised Common Structural Rules Released for Industry Review
 
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) is pleased to announce the release of the second draft of IACS harmonised Common Structural Rules (CSR) on the IACS website.
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03/04/2013
Redefining leadership in ballast water treatment: inside PureBallast 3.0
 
April marks the official unveiling of the third generation of Alfa Laval’s chemical-free system for ballast water treatment. Less of an update than a sweeping redefinition of the system, PureBallast 3.0 re-establishes Alfa Laval as a groundbreaker in ballast water treatment.
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29/03/2013
Cruise Lines and City of Venice Reach Agreement on Zero-Impact Fuel
 
"An important step forward: the establishment of a 'green zone' extending to the entire Lagoon is a fundamental, essential aspect of the process of dealing with the issue of large cruise ships in Venice," were the words chosen by Venice's mayor
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29/03/2013
Cyprus: Shipping registry not affected by bank crisis
 
The banking crisis is not affecting the island's shipping industry, Transport Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos said yesterday. Mitsopoulos was responding to speculation to the contrary.
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28/03/2013
Launch of Dubai Maritime Green Initiative
 
A new scheme has been launched in Dubai to encourage all-round environmental excellence in the maritime and allied sectors including oil, gas and energy.
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28/03/2013
EC develops new 2030 policy framework
 
The European Commission (EC) has begun the development of a 2030 framework for EU climate change and energy policies with the adoption of a Green Paper to launch a public consultation on the content of the framework.
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28/03/2013
Top shipping industry figures see LNG as bunker fuel of the future
 
LNG is the bunker fuel of the future, and is direction in which the shipping industry will head, participants in the Sea Asia CEO Roundtable and media conference said. "The fuel of the future is gas," said Precious Shipping Ltd managing director Khalid Hashim.
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27/03/2013
LR introduces guidance to assist with the safer management of asbestos in ships
 
Asbestos remains a problem in shipping. Despite better management and reduced production of asbestos, there remains considerable room for improvement, primarily to reduce the number of deaths.
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