LEADERS
What MEPC75 means for tanker operators - IMO formally agreed requirements on shipping companies to report emissions, requirements to make an assessment scheme
OCIMF’s new human factors orientation - paper about its plans to integrate human factors into its activities – helping companies set up their workplaces so they are less likely to support human mistakes
OPERATIONS
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Inchcape’s perspective on crew changes
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Port+ - improving the efficiency of tanker port calls
FUEL
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BAR and Cargill - yacht technologies for wind powered tankers
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Wärtsilä – virtual fuel flow - a modelling approach that helps to measure fuel flow without a flow meter
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FUELSAVE – dynamic hydrogen and methanol injection to improve engine efficiency
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Solving the commercial challenge of decarbonisation - who will pay for it, or how it will be made fair on companies which spend money on zero carbon fuels? ABB debate
BALLAST
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Optimarin – UV “definitely” for medium size vessels
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The aft peak tank – ballast water challenges
SECURITY
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Hiring ship armed guards – beware race to bottom
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Gulf of Guinea – understand changing risk patterns