MANAGEMENT
DNV – beware new safety risks from new systems - New digital and environmental technologies can mean that ships are exposed to risks such as cyber incidents, alarm ‘floods’, and problems due to lack of crew familiarity with new fuel systems,
Cyprus – seafarer vaccinations, green incentives and ETS - interview with Vassilios Demetriades, Shipping Deputy Minister of Cyprus
Synergy’s Rajesh Unni - on COVID-19, seafarer mental health, digitalisation, decarbonisation
Seafarer mental health – from a management perspective
OTG’s new platform for seafarer training
IUMI – how tanker insurance is changing
ICS webinar – what are the cybersecurity risks? The importance of managing cybersecurity the same as we manage other maritime risks, the problems of insurers excluding cyber risks, and what the biggest risks actually are
Thome – seafarer health and vessel performance
BALLAST
ABS – advice on operating ballast water systems - William Burroughs, Senior Principal Engineer, ABS, gives some new advice, including regulatory extensions, challenges with shipyards, where vessel operators have most problems, training recommendations, and preparation for equipment failures
Ballast efficacy tests coming soon
TECHNICAL / BUNKERS
1.2% of low sulphur oil exceeds limits – Maritec
How bunker markets changed in 2020
Navtor moves into vessel performance
Trelleborg – specialist hoses for chemical tankers