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PISR appoints Verifavia to provide IMO DCS verification
(Posted on 04/07/18)Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has signed an agreement with VERIFAVIA (UK) LTD and VERIFAVIA SARL to act as independent verifiers and to conduct IMO DCS verification services for the registry’s worldwide fleet.Verifavia is a worldwide environmental verification, certification and auditing body for aviation and maritime...
Pacific Basin’s US$325 million revolving credit facility
(Posted on 27/06/18)Hong Kong based Pacific Basin Shipping, one of the world’s leading owners and operators of modern Handysize and Supramax dry bulk vessels, has this week closed a US$325 million 7-year reducing revolving credit facility secured over 50 of the Company’s owned ships. The move follows improvements in the market for...
InterManager Supports IMO’s Annual Day of the Seafarer
(Posted on 27/06/18)The physical and mental wellbeing of seafarers must be given priority by ship managers – InterManager Secretary-General Capt Kuba Szymanski said to mark Day of the Seafarer on Monday. As June 25th June marked the IMO's annual celebration of seafarers, InterManager, the international trade association for third...
ClassNK releases Annual Report on Port State Control
(Posted on 27/06/18)Leading classification society ClassNK has released its annual report on Port State Control. The report aims to assist ship operators and management companies in maintaining compliant operations by providing information about ships detained by PSC as well as deficiencies that were found on board from many port states in 2017.In...
Human element part of cyber problem
(Posted on 27/06/18)Most ship cyber security breaches are consequent of human error but can easily be avoided by implementing cutting edge technology and policies to prevent crews from inadvertently infecting shipboard systems.That was one of the key take-aways from a major maritime cyber conference held in London recently and at which delegates were...
ICS concern over Italy’s policy on migrants rescued at sea
(Posted on 27/06/18)The global trade association for ship operators, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), is increasingly concerned about the new policy of the Italian Government to close its ports to migrants rescued by ships at sea.In the interest of protecting safety of life at sea, ICS is calling on all EU heads of government, at their...
