The Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing crew-change crisis – later exacerbated by the escalation of the war in Ukraine – disrupted supply chains and had a significant impact on crew welfare, leaving seafarers stranded at sea for months at a time facing acute…
Evolving crew challenges call for enhanced focus on seafarer mental health Read More »
The private Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal implements mooring rope requirements beyond class standards. Our author describes the requirements and discusses whether owners or charterers bear the costs. The Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) in Queensland A…
Additional mooring ropes – who pays? Read More »
The Panama Canal’s fight against climate change is well underway, in what appears to be an ongoing issue. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “as of the latest update, the Panama Canal continues to grapple with the effects of a…
A Supply Chain Issue: Panama Canal and Its Fight Against Climate Change Read More »
Over the past two decades, the MARPOL Convention and its Annexes have undergone amendments to impose stricter restrictions and prohibitions on waste discharges from ships at sea. These changes have necessitated greater adherence to environmental standa…
MARPOL – EU Legislation and Directive Related to Waste Threshold Limits Read More »
The ‘clipboard, pen and paper’ approach to creating Statement of Facts (SoF) documents is costing the shipping industry millions of dollars a year and leading to errors and inefficiency, maritime solutions company Voyager warns. Every year, an estimate…
Manually Processing Demurrage Is Costing Charterers Millions Of Dollars Read More »