LNG-powered container ship

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Bureau Veritas has announced that it is to class the first container ship to be converted to run on LNG fuel, a 1,036 TEU ship, WES AMELIE, ...

Container shippers weigh-laid

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Despite short-term uncertainty over what global rules on container weighing hold for the industry, insurers are looking for long-term safety...

Towards SOLAS compliance

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Though clearly frustrated at the lack of leadership some authorities are showing when it comes to implementing the new VGM requirement, the ...

ACEP database is signed off by IMO

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The Global Approved Continuous Examination Programme (ACEP) Database pilot, operated by the Bureau International des Containers (BIC) on beh...

ICHCA to host CTU packing seminar

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ICHCA International, the NGO association for the global cargo handling industry, will be hosting a practical seminar, Understanding the new ...

CSC 2012 available

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The International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s 2012 edition of the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) 1972 is available f...

IMO set to tackle overweight boxes

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The Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to a proposal from the Netherlands, Denmark and Au...