by Kevin Watson | May 11, 2023 | Article, Recent
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has commenced a series of Port Development Framework Plans (PDFP) via a series of roadshows, with the first session having been held in East London on 3 May 2023 followed by Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) on 5 May 2023. In...
by Kevin Watson | Apr 20, 2023 | Article, Recent
Electrical Energy on board ships can be hazardous. Machinery, equipment, and systems found aboard a ship differ substantially from those found in landside facilities of general industry. They often lack individual disconnect or cutoff mechanisms that provide complete...
by Kevin Watson | Apr 11, 2023 | Article, Recent
In recent decades it has become recognized that the high seas contain some of the planet’s most precious ecosystems. These ecosystems have been adversely impacted by different human activities, including shipping, through the cumulative effects of events such as ship...
by Kevin Watson | Apr 3, 2023 | Article, Recent
Ship recycling yards are required to provide a Ship Recycling Plan. Portugal is the latest country to accede to IMO’s treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling – the Hong Kong Convention. The Convention covers the design, construction, operation...
by Kevin Watson | Dec 24, 2022 | Article, Events, Recent, Slider
ClassNK External Affairs Department has provided a preliminary report of the 79th session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 79), held in London from 12 – 16 December 2022, for your information. 20221222 MEPC79_sumE Please note that this...
by Kevin Watson | Dec 24, 2022 | Article, Recent, Slider
Officials from 15 countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa region have taken part in a workshop in the United Republic of Tanzania on compliance, monitoring and enforcement of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWM Convention). The Convention is designed to...
