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US Coast Guard Oversight OF Recognized Organizations | National Academies
A study committee appointed by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the U.S. Coast Guard's oversight of recognized organizations and its impact on compliance and on the safety[...]
International Port Inspection Campaign On Ship Stability – Are You Ready?
The Member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Stability (in general). The purpose of the campaign[...]
IMO MEPC 76 Meeting Approves Landmark GHG Regulations For Existing Ships
Background In June, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 76th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) session. Arguably, the most important and time-consuming issue on the committee's agenda is the regulation of greenhouse Gases[...]
Hendrik Bruhns appointed as President of HEC
Hendrik Bruhns succeeds Spencer Schilling who will formally step down as President on July 1st, 2021. Spencer Schilling, who has worked for HEC for 38 years, 14 of them as President, is happy[...]
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE 4TH IMO GHG STUDY
Background: In July 2020, the IMO 4th GHG study was released, and the highlights and an executive summary were presented as a submission to IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee for discussion at the upcoming[...]