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CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN
Volume XXVII – No. 9
September 2015
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CONTENTS
IMO / UNITED NATIONS NEWS & EVENTS ........................................................................................... 2
INDUSTRY NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
CASUALTIES............................................................................................................................................ 8
ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................................................... 9
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ........................................................................................................... 11
HEALTH .................................................................................................................................................. 13
IMO ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
LAW AND POLICY ................................................................................................................................. 14
MARINE TECHNOLOGY........................................................................................................................ 17
MARITIME SAFETY ............................................................................................................................... 18
MARITIME SECURITY ........................................................................................................................... 19
MARITIME TRAINING ............................................................................................................................ 20
MIGRANTS ............................................................................................................................................. 22
NAVIGATION COMMUNICATIONS ....................................................................................................... 28
PIRACY................................................................................................................................................... 29
PORT STATE CONTROL....................................................................................................................... 29
PORTS AND HARBOURS ..................................................................................................................... 30
RECYCLING OF SHIPS ......................................................................................................................... 31
REGULATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 31
SALVAGE ............................................................................................................................................... 32
SEAFARERS .......................................................................................................................................... 32
SEARCH AND RESCUE ........................................................................................................................ 34
SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPREPAIR ....................................................................................................... 35
SHIPPING ............................................................................................................................................... 36
RESEARCH ............................................................................................................................................ 42
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IMO / UNITED NATIONS NEWS & EVENTS
WHAT’S NEW
World Maritime Day 2015: Learning about the world of shipping
IMO is hosting two open mornings, at IMO Headquarters, to promote the 2015 World
Maritime Day theme. Member States' officer trainee cadets are encouraged to attend and
serve as role models for those students considering a career at sea.
The first day (22 September) was for primary school students. The pupils enjoyed an
interactive session where they learned about ships, the cargoes they carry, regulations for
ships and the whole range of careers in the maritime world. They then took turns
on ship simulators, loaned by ARI World, and were interviewed about what they had
learned. See photos here
The second day (23 September) was for secondary school students, who heard
speakers from Southampton Solent University (Warsash Maritime Academy); the
Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST); Plymouth University
(School of Marine Science and Engineering and Plymouth Business School); and from
the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. The 120 students then enjoyed trying out ship
simulators, loaned by ARI World, and were able to quiz people working in the maritime
field, including current students and cadets, on maritime training and careers. The
event was supported by Careers at Sea, Institute of Chartered shipbrokers, IMarEST,
Plymouth University and Southampton Solent University (Warsash Maritime Academy).
See photos here
World Maritime Day 2015: Maritime education and training
Briefing: 39, September 24, 2015
Internet on ships a key to recruiting and retaining seafarers, IMO symposium told
Briefing: 40, September 25, 2015
PROGRAMME OF IMO MEETINGS FOR 2015
Meeting Summaries
IMO PRESS BRIEFINGS
GloMEEP project for a low-carbon maritime future formally launched in Singapore
Briefing: 43, September 28, 2015
IMO only place for global debate on shipping and climate change, says IMO Secretary
General
Briefing: 42, September 28, 2015
IMO Secretary-General welcomes adoption of Sustainable Development Goals
Briefing: 41, September 27, 2015
IMO warns on bauxite liquefaction dangers
Briefing: 38, September 18, 2015
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IMO NEWS MAGAZINE
IMO PUBLISHING
(Issue 3, 2015)
Just Published: 2015
September 2015 Newsletter
RECENT SPEECHES BY IMO SECRETARY-GENERAL KOJI SEKIMIZU
ICS International Shipping Conference 9 September 2015
Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) 2nd session, 14 – 18 September 2015
UNITED NATIONS NEWS
UNHCR urges States to help avert Bay of Bengal boat crisis in coming weeks.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [Online]. 28 August 2015.
Available from: http://www.unhcr.org/55e063359.html This is a summary of what was said by
UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press
briefing, on 28 August 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
New Ebola case in Sierra Leone prompts expansion of experimental vaccine trial – UN
health agency. UN News Centre [Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51764 The detection of a new case of Ebola in
Sierra Leone over the weekend after the West African country had marked almost three weeks
of zero cases has prompted the use of an experimental vaccine to fight the disease, according
to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).
Hungary: Stranded in Budapest. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
[Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM7P2f5mgn8&index=1&list=PLtPw
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres on refugee crisis in
Europe. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [Online].
4 September 2015. Available from: http://www.unhcr.org/55e9459f6.html The European Union
is preparing key emergency meetings to take decisions in its response to the present refugee
and migration crisis.
'Shock must be matched by action,' UNICEF chief says as Europe's refugee and migrant
crisis deepens. UN News Centre [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51793 As the "heart-breaking" image of a
drowned refugee boy who washed up on a beach in Turkey ricocheted around the world on
social media, along with equally painful images of children lying suffocated in the backs of trucks
crossing borders and being passed over barbed wire fences by desperate parents, Anthony
Lake, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today made a
powerful plea for action to protect migrant and refugee children.
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Liberia again declared free of Ebola transmission as number of cases remains stable in
wider West Africa. UN News Centre [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=51794 The World Health Organization (WHO)
today declared Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission after the disease had resurfaced in June,
and as the country enters a 90-day period of heightened surveillance, the number of cases in
the rest of West Africa remained stable at three for the fifth consecutive week.
In phone calls on migration crisis, Ban urges European leaders to 'be voice of those in
need of protection'. UN News Centre [Online]. 6 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51812 United Nations Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon has appealed to European leaders "to be the voice of those in need of protection" and
to quickly find a joint approach to the refugee and migration crisis that shares responsibilities
equitably, as Germany and Austria continue to welcome thousands of people fleeing their wartorn homelands.
UN hails decision by Austria and Germany to take in thousands of migrants and refugees
at Hungary border. UN News Centre [Online]. 5 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=51811 As Austria and Germany begin
receiving thousands of refugees and migrants who crossed the border last night from Hungary,
the United Nations refugee agency hailed the decision as "political leadership based on
humanitarian values," while also applauding Austrian and German civil society groups gearing
up to assist people as they enter their countries.
Video: UNHCR admits Europe is "not prepared" for migration crisis. Council of Europe
[Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from: http://www.humanrightseurope.org/2015/09/videounhcr-admits
In this video, Gert Westerveen, the Strasbourg representative of the United
Nation's UNHCR refugee agency, discusses the current migration crisis in Europe.
Survey of maritime pirates spotlights poverty motive, threat of world's navies.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) [Online]. 3 September 2015.
Available from: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2015/September/survey-ofmaritime-pirates-spotlights-poverty-motive--threat-of-worlds-navies.html A recently released
survey of prison inmates convicted of maritime piracy has named poverty as one of the driving
reasons for their criminal actions.
Refugees have to be dealt with as human beings, stresses senior UN official.
UN News Centre [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=51820 Refugees have to be dealt with as
human beings, and the broader migrant community, including economic migrants, cannot be
dismissed "with a wave of the hand," the top United Nations official dealing with migration said
today.
Watch the historic moment when UN adopts 'charter for people and planet' – UN official.
UN News Centre [Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=51832 The top United Nations official who
oversaw the negotiations that whittled down more than 500 proposals into 17 goals to end
extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice and tackle climate change says it will be a "historic
moment" when world leaders formally commit to the Sustainable Development Goals later this
month.
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UN health agency warns Ebola outbreak in West Africa has 'a very nasty sting in its tail'.
UN News Centre [Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=51837 The United Nations health agency's
special envoy on Ebola response today said the outbreak in West Africa has a "very nasty sting
in its tail," but projected that the goal of zero transmission in the human population remains "very
possible within 2015."
UNHCR statement ahead of EU Council of Interior Ministers Meeting.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [Online]. 13 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.unhcr.org/55f5b5016.html The recent successive announcements of
different border control measures by a number of European countries impacted by the refugee
and migration crisis only underlines the urgency of establishing a comprehensive European
response.
UN calls for full, swift implementation of European proposals for refugee crisis.
UN News Centre [Online]. 11 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51850 The United Nations refugee agency
today welcomed the European Commission's proposals unveiled last Wednesday to address the
current refugee crisis in Europe, adding that given the urgency of the situation, these proposals
need to be implemented fully and swiftly.
Mediterranean: another weekend of Tragedy. By Marjanna Bergman.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [Online]. 15 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.unhcr.org/55f80a906.html Tragedy marked the Mediterranean again
last weekend as two more boats capsized in Greek waters, killing 39 people, including 15
children and four babies.
UN agency urges Europe to develop coherent response to refugee crisis. UN News Centre
[Online]. 15 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51874 While welcoming the steps taken by
European leaders at their meeting in Brussels to tackle the current refugee crisis, the United
Nations refugee agency today said a robust and coherent response is still urgently needed.
Opening 70th UN General Assembly, President underscores urgent need for action.
UN News Centre [Online]. 15 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=51882 A major priority for the 70th session of
the United Nations General Assembly is to ensure that all actors move swiftly to deliver on the
promises being made for sustainable development, the President of the 193-member body said
today.
UNHCR urges Europe to change course on refugee crisis.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [Online]. 16 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.unhcr.org/55f9a70a6.html UNHCR reiterates its deep conviction that
only a united European emergency response can address the present refugee and migration
crisis.
UNHCR warns that time is running out for Europe to resolve refugee emergency.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [Online]. 18 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.unhcr.org/55fbefcf6.html This is a summary of what was said by
UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press
briefing, on 18 September 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Countries urged to submit climate action plans ahead of UN conference in Paris.
UN News Centre [Online]. 17 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=51904 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is
eager to get countries to submit as soon as possible their action plans that will form the basis of
the new universal climate change agreement to be adopted in December in Paris, a senior
United Nations official dealing with the issue said today.
Another weekend of tragedy marks the Mediterranean, with up to 40 refugees dead.
By Ron Redmond. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [Online].
20 September 2015. Available from: http://www.unhcr.org/55ff19226.html UNHCR staff on
Sunday were caring for survivors of two separate weekend incidents involving boats carrying
refugees and migrants between Turkey and Greece that left some 40 people dead or missing.
Global partnership needs 'rejuvenation' to achieve new sustainable development agenda
- UN report. UN News Centre [Online]. 18 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=51913 The Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) achieved significant progress over the past 15 years, but persistent gaps in official
development assistance and insufficient access to markets, affordable medicines and new
technologies have highlighted the need for a rejuvenation of the global partnership for
development, according to a new United Nations report launched today.
Secretary-General, concerned at deteriorating situation of refugees, migrants across
Europe, urges states to adhere to international obligations. United Nations [Online].
21 September 2015. Available from: http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sgsm17090.doc.htm
The Secretary-General is extremely concerned about the deteriorating situation facing refugees
and migrants arriving across Europe.
All countries must contribute to solving global refugee crisis, says General Assembly
President. UN News Centre [Online]. 21 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=51928 All countries must contribute to solving
the global refugee crisis, the President of the United Nations General Assembly said today,
underscoring that the international community has an unequivocal obligation towards the
women, men and children seeking refuge from conflict and violence.
Why should you care about the sustainable development goals? United Nations [Online].
21 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/09/why-should-you-care With the UN
Sustainable Development Summit taking place later this week, there is much talk about the new
Sustainable Development Goals and how they will improve lives while protecting the planet over
the next fifteen years.
UNHCR outlines proposals to manage refugee and migration crisis in Europe ahead of
EU Summit. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [Online].
22 September 2015. Available from: http://www.unhcr.org/560146a46.html This is a summary
of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming - to whom quoted text may be
attributed - at the press briefing, on 22 September 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
UN agency warns European leaders of 'last opportunity' for response to refugee crisis.
UN News Centre [Online]. 22 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51935 European Union leaders are meeting in
Brussels today and tomorrow to discuss the ongoing refugee and migration crisis, in what the
United Nations cautioned may be the last chance to create a coherent response to end the
suffering and exploitation of refuges and migrants.
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Women "an unused resource" in shipping. United Nations Radio [Online].
24 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2015/09/women-an-unused-resource-in-shipping
Women are "an unused resource" in the shipping industry, a resource which should be tapped if
the industry is to expand.
UN welcomes expanded EU support to refugees fleeing conflict, urges speedy
implementation. UN News Centre [Online]. 24 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsId=51952 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees today in welcoming a decision by the
European Union (EU) to increase resources for humanitarian assistance to countries
neighbouring war-ravaged Syria.
All eyes on UN as world body prepares to adopt new Sustainable Development Goals.
UN News Centre [Online]. 24 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51958 World leaders, heads of global financial
institutions and other dignitaries are heading to New York, where, after months of intense
negotiations, the United Nations is set to launch a landmark new framework for sustainable
development that will aim to end poverty and build a life of dignity for all, leaving no one behind.
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CASUALTIES
Bulker and tanker collide. TradeWinds [Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/367751/bulker-and-tanker-collide Two vessels
involved in accident late Monday night in Turkey's Bosporus strait.
Liquefaction identified as 'probable' cause of catastrophe. TradeWinds [Online].
28 August 2015. Available from: http://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/367462/liquefactionidentified-as-probable-cause-of-catastrophe Bahamas accident investigators cannot
conclusively determine the reason behind the Bulk Jupiter loss but evidence points strongly
toward liquefaction of its bauxite cargo or free surface effect.
Indonesian boxship sinks, at least two missing. By Lee Hong Liang.
Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/asia/indonesian-boxship-sinks-at-least-two-missing.html A small Indonesiaflagged container vessel sank in the Java Sea off Indonesia on Wednesday, leaving at least two
people missing, local reports said.
At least 10 dead after South Korean fishing boat capsizes. By Hooyeon Kim. gCaptain
[Online]. 6 September 2015. Available from: http://gcaptain.com/at-least-10-dead-after-southkorean At least 10 people died and about eight were missing after a South Korean fishing boat
capsized, a coast guard official and media reports said on Sunday.
Freighter hits reef and sinks off Ningbo-Zhoushan Port. World Maritime News [Online].
4 September 2015. Available from: http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/170848 A cargo
ship laden with cement sank after losing power and hitting a reef off Ningbo-Zhoushan Port,
China, in the early hours of Thursday, September 3, according to local media.
Meratus Line containership goes down in Java Sea, two missing. By Grant Rowles.
Splash 24/7 [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from: http://splash247.com/meratus-linecontainership-goes Indonesian containership Meratus Banjar 2 (7,761dwt, built 1998) sank
yesterday morning around 10am in the Java Sea northeast of Surabaya, Indonesia.
Two crew dead from intoxication onboard tanker off Shenzhen. By Jason Jiang.
Splash 24/7 [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from: http://splash247.com/crewsuffocated-inside-tanker-off-shenzhen-two-dead
Cruise ship fire leaves guests stranded on Caribbean island. By Greg Roumeliotis.
Reuters [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/08/us-carnivalcorp-fire-idUSKCN0R826V20150908
An engine fire on board a cruise ship operated by Carnival Corp left about 4,500 passengers
and crew stranded in the U.S. Virgin Islands for a second day on Tuesday and forced the cruise
operator to cut the trip short.
Eleven rescued after ship sinking. Yonhap News Agency (South Korea) [Online].
12 September 2015. Available from:
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2015/09/12/0200000000AEN20150912001300315.html
Eleven sailors were rescued after a container ship sank in South Korea's southwestern waters
Saturday, the Korea Coast Guard said.
Bulker collides with fishing boat off Malaysia. World Maritime News [Online].
16 September 2015. Available from: http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/171744
Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier M/V Venus, managed by Greece-based Super Eco Bulkers,
collided with a fishing vessel on Tuesday, off the coast of Malaysia in the South China Sea.
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Four dead, five missing after vessels collide off Taiwan. By Angela Yu. IHS Maritime 360
[Online]. 21 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19313
Four fishermen died while another five are still missing after fishing vessel Shih Hui 31 collided
with cement carrier Asia Cement 2 on 18 September off Taiwan.
Rena fate divides Maori. By Zoe Reynolds. IHS Maritime 360 [Online]. 24 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19347 Three weeks into the hearings
over the fate of the Rena wreck on New Zealand's Astrolabe Reef, local Maori communities
remain divided on whether the Rena should stay or go.
Gallery: Liberian bulk carrier stuck off Sweden for days. World Maritime News [Online].
23 September 2015. Available from: http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/172275
A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier that ran aground off Swedish coast on Saturday remains
grounded for the fifth day as the Swedish Coast Guard and salvage crews work to stabilize the
ship and
refloat it.
ENVIRONMENT
Press Release: Understanding the deep sea is key to a sustainable blue economy.
European Marine Board [Online]. September 2015. Available from: http://goo.gl/q9dmko
A new European Marine Board paper calls for major progress in deep-sea research to underpin
future management and exploitation of living and non-living deep-sea resources.
Delving Deeper: Critical challenges for 21st century deep-sea research.
European Marine Board [Online]. August 2015. Available from:
http://www.marineboard.eu/file/247/download?token=EAV0bvRs
Cleaning ship emissions with metal sponge cells. By Maren Agdestein.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Online]. 31 August 2015. Available from:
http://gemini.no/en/2015/08/cleaning-ship-emissions-with-metal
By 2020, ports around the
world will be implementing strict emission standards for ship exhaust.
Shipping regulators wary of UN climate intervention.
Responding to Climate Change (RTCC) [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.rtcc.org/2015/09/09/shipping-regulators-wary-of UK and US envoys admit to industry
the International Maritime Organization could be overruled on emissions goals.
Dead humpback whale calf caught under tug boat at Great Barrier Reef coal terminal.
By Lisa Cox. Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) [Online]. 10 September 2015. Available from:
http://goo.gl/S4mYk0 A dead humpback whale calf has been found caught in the propeller of a
tug boat at a coal terminal on the Great Barrier Reef, in an incident set to inflame concerns
about environmental risks to the marine area.
Shipping expected to 'come under attack' at Paris climate talks. By Unni Einemo.
Sustainable Shipping [Online]. 14 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.sustainableshipping.com/news/Shipping-expected-to-come-under-attack-at-Parisclimate-talks-138722 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has set out a clear position
ahead of a crucial United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
meeting in December.
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Council committee wants cruise ship fuel fallout monitored in Hobart. ABC (Australia)
[Online]. 15 September 2015. Available from: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-15/councilcommittee-to-monitor-cruise-ship-fuel-fallout-in-hobart/6776674 A Hobart City Council
committee wants air quality monitoring around cruise ships docked in Hobart to determine
whether engine emissions are a potential health hazard.
Carnival Corporation announces 2020 sustainability goals. Carnival Corporation & Plc
[Online]. 15 September 2015. Available from: http://phx.corporateir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=200767&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2087885 World's largest travel and
leisure company reinforces commitment to protecting environment by increasing water efficiency
and reducing waste production, greenhouse gases and other emissions.
European Parliament urges EU governments to include aviation and shipping in a strong
Paris climate deal. Transport & Environment [Online]. 14 September 2015. Available from:
http://goo.gl/i8cU7U The heads of 7 of the 8 political groups of the European Parliament's
environment committee wrote today to the Environment Ministers of the 28 EU countries urging
them to include international shipping and aviation in a global climate deal at Paris.
Living Blue Planet Report 2015. WWF [Online]. 15 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/living-blue-planet-report-2015 WWF's Living Blue
Planet Report takes a deep look at the health of our oceans and the impact of human activity on
marine life.
Report
Please silence your sonar: The U.S. Navy agrees to give marine mammals off California
and Hawaii a break from deafening noise. By Brian Palmer. OnEarth Magazine [Online].
15 September 2015. Available from: http://www.onearth.org/earthwire/navy-sonar-closuresmarine-mammals
Scientists often say that whales and dolphins see with their ears, mapping
out their vast, dark underwater environment with an exquisite sensitivity to sound.
SDG at sea. By Rémi Parmentier, Deputy Executive Secretary Global Ocean Commission.
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) [Online]. 17 September 2015.
Available from: http://sd.iisd.org/guest-articles/sdg-at-sea/ A novelty of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) is their strong focus on the ocean.
What would a Paris climate deal mean for the shipping and aviation industries?
By Madeleine Cuff. BusinessGreen [Online]. 17 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/analysis/2421849/what-would How will the outcome of Paris
affect two of the world economy's most important sectors, shipping and aviation?
[Op-Ed] CO2 PR working overtime. By Wendy Laursen. Maritime Executive [Online].
22 September 2015. Available from: http://maritime-executive.com/editorials/co2-pr-workingovertime In advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in December
(COP21), the world of public relations (PR) is working overtime.
COP 21: environment MEPs adopt mandate for Paris climate talks. European Parliament
[Online]. 23 September 2015. Available from: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/nl/newsroom/content/20150923IPR94404/html The environment committee said on Wednesday that
Parliament's delegation to the COP 21 climate talks in Paris must call for a 40% cut in
greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, a 40% energy-efficiency target and a binding 30% target for
renewable energy.
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Right whales off Cape Breton going the wrong way for shipping, fishing. By Tom Ayers.
Chronicle Herald (Canada) [Online]. 22 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1312707-right-whales-off-cape-breton-going-thewrong-way-for-shipping-fishing Researchers say endangered right whales may be going the
wrong way when it comes to shipping lanes and fishing grounds around Cape Breton and into
the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
President Michel to speak on Seychelles' Blue Economy development at Clinton Global
Initiative Special Session on Sustainable Oceans. Republic of Seychelles [Online].
25 September 2015. Available from: http://www.statehouse.gov.sc/news.php?news_id=2874
President James Michel has been invited by former US President Bill Clinton and the Clinton
Foundation to speak on a panel on sustainable oceans on the sidelines of the United Nations
General Assembly's General Debate by world leaders in New York next week.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Malta hosts EU maritime simulation exercises on oil pollution. Malta Today [Online].
3 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/lifestyle/environment/56750/malta_hosts_eu_maritime
Transport Malta conducts simulation exercises on handling oil pollution and ships in need of
assistance.
Coast Guard identifies worst potential oil spills in Arctic. By Kamala Kelkar.
Alaska Dispatch News [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.adn.com/article/20150903/coast-guard-identifies-worst-potential-oil-spills-arctic
There are two types of oil spills in the Arctic that federal agencies have decided would be their
worst nightmare and trigger calls for help from other Artic nations.
Still not enough ships with emission abatement technique on the market.
NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) [Online]. 3 September 2015.
Available from: https://en.nabu.de/news/cruiseshipranking.html The cruise ships of the leading
providers become cleaner, but still there are too few ships with environmental friendly emission
abatement technique.
Background Paper: This stinks! NABU's campaign for a cleaner cruise
industry
Operational Issues Complicate CO2 Formulas. By Wendy Laursen. Maritime Executive
[Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from: http://www.maritimeexecutive.com/article/operational-issues-complicate-co2-formulas The IMO Energy Efficiency
Operational Indicator (EEOI) has been examined using data from the Belgian Shipowners
Association fleet with the study highlighting that market factors influence ship operations in a
way that cascades into changes in the EEOI over time.
EU record on sulphur rules under attack from cruise industry. By Nick Jameson.
Bunkerworld [Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.bunkerworld.com/news/138673 Europe's failure to apply environmental rules
consistently is damaging the cruise industry's prospects, according to a regional official with the
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).
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Press Release: Improving efficiency through international standards can cut fast-rising
emissions in aviation and shipping, new report finds. New Climate Economy [Online].
9 September 2015. Available from: http://newclimateeconomy.net/content/press-releaseimproving-efficiency-through-international-standards-can-cut-fast-rising A new paper from the
New Climate Economy shows there is large untapped potential for fuel efficiency gains in both
aviation and shipping sectors that would cut costs and reduce emissions.
Raising ambition to reduce international aviation and maritime emissions. Contributing
paper for Seizing the Global Opportunity: Partnerships for Better Growth and a Better
Climate . By Ipek Gencsü and Miyuki Hino. New Climate Economy [Online].
September 2015. Available from: http://2015.newclimateeconomy.report/wpcontent/uploads/2015/09/NCE-Aviation-Maritime_final.pdf
Global aviation and shipping
together produce about 5% of global CO2 emissions, and by 2050 this is expected to rise to
10–32%.
Marine life needs protection from noise pollution. By Emma Brown. Nature [Online].
11 September 2015. Available from: http://www.nature.com/news/marine-life-needs-protectionfrom-noise-pollution-1.18342 Conservationists call for international regulations to limit noise
from shipping and seismic surveys.
Delayed effects of oil spill compromise long-term fish survival. Green4Sea [Online].
10 September 2015. Available from: http://www.green4sea.com/delayed-effects For 25 years,
methodical research by scientists has investigated the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in
1989 on Alaskan communities and ecosystems.
E.U. Wants CO2 Targets. By Wendy Laursen. Maritime Executive [Online].
14 September 2015. Available from: http://maritime-executive.com/article/eu-wants-co2-targets
The heads of seven of the eight political groups of the European Parliament's environment
committee have written to the environment ministers of the 28 E.U. countries urging them to
include international shipping and aviation in COP21's global climate deal.
Effective CO2 monitoring in shipping. DNV GL [Online]. 11 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.dnvgl.com/news/effective-co2-monitoring-in-shipping-39212 DNV GL offered some
60 maritime customers and stakeholders a look ahead at the implications of the European
Monitoring and Reporting Scheme (MRV) recently.
Report: EU-MRV Regulation
Coast Guard makes ballast water compliance easier. By Charlie Papavizas.
Maritime Executive [Online]. 18 September 2015. Available from: http://maritimeexecutive.com/blog/coast-guard-makes-ballast-water-compliance-easier On September 10,
2015, the U.S. Coast Guard issued new ballast water compliance guidance that simplifies and
clarifies the process by which vessels can seek extensions to come into compliance with ballast
water discharge standards.
Global shipping industry is delivering real CO2 reductions.
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) [Online]. 22 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.ics-shipping.org/news/press-releases/2015/09/22/global-shipping-industry In
advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December, the global shipping
industry, as represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has launched some
key messages to government negotiators, explaining the impressive progress the industry is
making to reduce its carbon footprint.
Delivering CO2 Emission Reduction
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Ballast water treatment system museum pieces. By Wendy Laursen. Maritime Executive
[Online]. 21 September 2015. Available from: http://maritime-executive.com/article/ballastwater-treatment-system-museum-pieces The debate about whether UV-based ballast water
treatment systems will meet U.S. type approval requirements continues with some in the
industry still believing that shipowners should not to install equipment until they are forced to.
Study blames ships for big share of tiny particles. By Unni Einemo. Bunkerworld [Online].
18 September 2015. Available from: http://www.bunkerworld.com/news/Study-blames-shipsfor-big-share-of-tiny-particles-138868 A new study comparing concentration of tiny particles in
the air in three locations around the Baltic Sea has concluded that shipping contributes
significantly to such air pollution.
To scrub, or not to scrub - that is the question. By Nicholas Confuorto. MarineLink.Com
[Online]. 24 September 2015. Available from: http://www.marinelink.com/news/question-scrubscrub398420.aspx On January 1, 2015, the IMO Annex VI, ECA zone requirements came into
effect.
Researchers examine tradeoffs, potential of using liquid natural gas as marine fuel.
Eureka Alert [Online]. 24 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-09/uod-ret092415.php As the maritime shipping
industry transitions toward cleaner fuels in response to new environmental regulations and
emissions standards, abundant supplies of natural gas in the United States, and worldwide,
appear to offer a promising solution in transportation industries.
HEALTH
Report sets out women seafarers' health and wellbeing concerns.
International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) [Online]. 16 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.seafarerswelfare.org/news-and-media/latest-news/report-sets-outwomen-seafarers-health-and-wellbeing-concerns A new report designed to identify key areas of
concern for women seafarers will be the centrepiece of a meeting on the health and wellbeing of
women working at sea, to be held in London tomorrow.
Women Seafarers' Health and
Welfare Survey
IMO
Ghana maritime authority schools auditors. Modern Ghana [Online]. 2 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.modernghana.com/news/640272/1/ghana-maritime-authorityschools-auditors.html More than 20 participants from 12 African countries are attending a fiveday training programme under the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Member State
Audit Scheme (IMSAS).
Study demonstrates complexity of developing MRV and IMO's GHG policy.
By Unni Einemo. Bunkerworld [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.bunkerworld.com/news/Study-demonstrates-complexity-of-developing-MRV-andIMO-s-GHG-policy-138561 There is no easy formula that can accurately describe the
operational energy efficiency for all ships, but sailing speed has the greatest overall impact.
Maritime legislation: Making the sea safe for all. By F. R. Chowdhury. Financial Express
(Bangladesh) [Online]. 5 September 2015. Available from: http://www.thefinancialexpressbd.com/2015/09/05/106537 Banking, insurance, shipping and aviation are some of the most
important businesses in the world.
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Politics seen overruling shipping interests at IMO. By Unni Einemo. Bunkerworld [Online].
14 September 2015. Available from: http://www.bunkerworld.com/news/Politics-seenoverruling-shipping-interests-at-IMO-138755 The shipping industry appears to have faith that
the government representatives responsible for setting the rules at the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) have a proper understanding of the economic implications of their decisions.
IMO makes limited progress on fuel use data collection. Sustainable Shipping [Online].
14 September 2015. Available from: http://www.sustainableshipping.com/news/IMO-makeslimited-progress-on-fuel-use-data-collection-138761 An intersessional meeting held at the
International Maritime Organization (IMO) last week to discuss a framework for a global data
collection system for ships' fuel consumption has made only limited progress.
EU Member States show trust in IMO's ability to deliver.
European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) [Online]. 22 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.ecsa.eu/9-latest-news/211-eu-member-states-show-trust-in-imo
"The EU Council's decision to entrust the IMO with the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions
(GHG) from international shipping is a vote of confidence in the international organisation's
ability to deliver" claimed Patrick Verhoeven, ECSA Secretary General following the adoption of
the EU Member States' negotiating position at the UNFCCC in Paris (COP 21).
LAW AND POLICY
EQUAL DIVIDE – Barbados, St. Vincent & the Grenadines ink historic agreement.
Barbados Advocate [Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=local&NewsID=45437
The Prime Ministers of Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines yesterday signed a
historic agreement which delimits the maritime boundary between their two countries.
Judges say unlawfully-detained migrants faced degrading conditions at Lampedusa
reception centre. Council of Europe [Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.humanrightseurope.org/2015/09/italy-judges-say-unlawfully Judges have agreed
that Italy's unlawful detention of Tunisian migrants, in degrading conditions on the island of
Lampedusa pending collective expulsion, breached human rights laws.
8 Somalis convicted of piracy released by Seychelles Court of Appeal. Oceanus Live
[Online]. 2 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.oceanuslive.org/Main/ViewNews.aspx?uid=00001053 The Somalis were declared
free on Friday morning as verdict was delivered in seven criminal and 10 civil cases which had
been before the land's highest court during its sitting from August 17-28.
President Obama announces new investments to enhance safety and security in the
changing Arctic. The White House [Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/09/01/fact-sheet-president-obamaannounces-new-investments-enhance-safety-and Climate change is reshaping the Arctic in
profound ways.
Sweden to instate new tonnage tax regime from 2016. By Holly Birkett. Splash 24/7
[Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from: http://splash247.com/sweden-agrees-newtonnage-tax-regime/ Sweden will introduce a new tonnage tax regime in 2016 that aims to
encourage more ships to sail under the Swedish flag, under which only around 100 vessels are
registered.
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MMEA seizes vessels for illegal bunker transfer. By Titus Zheng. IHS Maritime 360
[Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19175
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has seized two foreign-flagged vessels in
Pengerang, Malaysia under the charge of illegal bunker transfer.
China's ECA plans 'to be in place by the end of the year'. By Nick Jameson. Bunkerworld
[Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from: http://www.bunkerworld.com/news/China-s-ECAplans-to-be-in-place-by-the-end-of-the-year-138563 China has given more details of its
timetable for setting up its first emission control areas (ECAs).
TV documentary highlights Seaman Guard Ohio crew plight, verdict set for 1 Oct.
By Charlie Bartlett. Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 7 September 2015. Available from:
http://goo.gl/hjzurZ A BBC documentary to be broadcast on Monday evening highlights the plight
of the crew of Advanfort's Seaman Guard Ohio held in India for nearly two years, as they await
their fate at the hands of the Indian courts.
China ratifies the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention. By Tom Leander. Lloyd's List [Online].
8 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article468076.ece Approval is a major milestone
toward near-universal acceptance, with the US as the last major country holding out.
Maritime dispute with Cote d'Ivoire: Ghana files statement of case. Ghana Web [Online].
8 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Maritime-dispute-with-Cote-d-IvoireGhana-files-statement-of-case-380516 Ghana has filed a detailed memorial urging the
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to ward off Cote d'Ivoire from disputed
oilfields.
NNPC bows to pressure, lifts ban on 113 oil tankers. By Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, Group Manager
Director NNPC. This Day Live (Nigeria) [Online]. 11 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nnpc-bows-to-pressure-lifts-ban-on-113-oil-tankers/219954/
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has finally bowed to the pressure
mounted by the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) and
lifted a ban on 113 foreign vessels, mostly very large crude carriers (VLCCs) into Nigeria's
territorial waters less than two months after the ban was imposed.
AMSA detains ship for Maritime Labour Convention breaches.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) [Online]. 10 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.amsa.gov.au/media/media-releases/2015/documents/10092015_MVApellis.pdf
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has detained the Panama flagged bulk carrier MV
Apellis after an inspection revealed a number of deficiencies relating to the working conditions of
the crew.
Exploitation on the rise: Two ships of shame in two days. By Ashleigh Telford.
Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) [Online]. 10 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.mua.org.au/exploitation_on_the_rise_two_ships_of_shame_in_two_days
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is concerned about an increase in
seafarer exploitation in Australian waters after another ship's crew has claimed they have been
denied fresh food, water and wages.
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IUU laws fail to curb abuse of fishermen. By Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong. Bangkok Post
[Online]. 11 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/688788/iuu Measures to tackle illegal, unreported
and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices should be accompanied by rigorous labour protection
measures, activists said Thursday at a Chulalongkorn University seminar.
United States and Russia sign agreement to prevent illegal fishing. US Department of State
[Online]. 11 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2015/09/246833.htm On September 11, 2015, Russian and
U.S. negotiators signed a bilateral agreement to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated
(IUU) fishing.
NIMASA staff send fresh petition to FG, demand closure of 'illegal' London office.
PM News (Nigeria) [Online]. 16 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/09/16/nimasa-staff-send A group referred to as the
Concerned Staff of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety (NIMASA), has sent a
petition to the Federal Ministry of Transport (FMOT) requesting the closure of the agency's
London office created by its former Director-General, Patrick Akpobolokemi.
AMSA bans vessel from Australian ports for three months.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) [Online]. 21 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.amsa.gov.au/media/documents/21092015_Media-Release_Noah-Satu-Ban.pdf
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned an Indonesian flagged general
cargo ship from entering or using any port in Australia for three months.
News insight: Tracing Somalia's illegal fishing. By Girija Shettar. IHS Maritime 360
[Online]. 21 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19315
Sustainable fishing initiative Secure Fisheries claims that illegal, unregulated, and unreported
(IUU) fishing "is the biggest cause for concern" with regard to Somalia's fishing industry - and if
not stopped will prompt a revival of piracy.
Court finds U.S. Jurisdiction over foreign vessels. By H.Allen Black. Maritime Executive
[Online]. 22 September 2015. Available from: http://maritime-executive.com/article/court-findsus-jurisdiction-over-foreign-vessels United States courts continue to uphold prosecutions of
non-U.S.-flag vessels for pollution incidents beyond U.S. waters when the pollution is covered
up with false records presented to U.S. officials.
US appeals court to weigh engineer's conviction for oil dumping. TradeWinds [Online].
25 September 2015. Available from: http://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/369390/usappeals-court-to-weigh-engineers-conviction-for-oil-dumping A US appeals court is poised to
consider arguments by defence lawyers that a bulker's chief engineer was convicted on an
environmental charge that only applies to masters.
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MARINE TECHNOLOGY
Inmarsat: 'Apps will change the landscape of shipping dramatically'. Splash 24/7 [Online].
2 September 2015. Available from: http://splash247.com/inmarsat-apps-will-change
Ronald Spithout, as his name might suggest, is a plain speaker - someone who does not mince
words, with a clear vision of where he sees maritime communications heading.
Global Marine Technology Trends 2030 report released. Lloyd's Register [Online].
7 September 2015. Available from: http://www.lr.org/en/news/news/global-marine-technologytrends-2030.aspx Report examines the transformative impact of 18 technologies on ship
design, on naval power and on the use of ocean space in 2030.
Inmarsat spawns new GX hybrid service for Rolls-Royce autonomous ships.
By Charlie Bartlett. Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 7 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/europe/inmarsat-spawns-new-gx-hybrid-service-forrolls-royce-autonomous-ships.html Inmarsat is to bring its newly-completed Global Xpress (GX)
service to bear on the EUR6.6m ($7.3m) Rolls-Royce-led Advanced Autonomous Waterborne
Applications Initiative (AAWA).
Taking autonomy one step at a time. By Wendy Laursen. Maritime Executive [Online].
13 September 2015. Available from: http://maritime-executive.com/article/taking-autonomyone-step-at-a-time U.S.-based Sea Machines is developing unmanned work boats for the
maritime and offshore industries which it says will take the future of autonomous shipping
forward one step at a time.
Transforming technology and the shape of shipping in 2030. By Michael Grey.
Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 16 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/americas/transforming-technology-and-the-shape-of-shipping-in-2030.html
Nobody knows what the maritime world will be like in 2030, which is well within the working life
of a ship which is nicely run in today.
10 more free smartphone apps seafarers must have. Marine Insight [Online].
21 September 2015. Available from: http://www.marineinsight.com/marine/life-at-sea/10-morefree Travelling to uncharted regions, unknown countries and unfamiliar environments, seafarers
are always at risk to problems that they are often not aware of.
LR's Global Technology Centre in Southampton – an ITN report. Lloyd's Register [Online].
24 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5xJ_KKSmLQ&feature=youtu.be
Lloyd's Register's
Global Technology Centre is the cornerstone of our global marine research and technology
network, find out more about some of the exciting work we are doing there in this video.
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Zero tolerance urged for enclosed space incidents. By Veronika Farkas. IHS Maritime 360
[Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19178
Enclosed-space casualties remain in the maritime spotlight with a large number of deaths (of
both ship and shore personnel) reported so far this year, according to the UK P&I Club.
Nothing changed after Sewol disaster. By Chung Ah-young. Korea Times [Online].
7 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/09/116_186379.html There are many
disturbing similarities between the capsizing on Saturday of a chartered fishing boat and last
year's tragic sinking of the Sewol ferry, chiefly poor public awareness of safety procedures and
lax responses from emergency services.
Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers. UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency
[Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/codeof-safe-working-practices-for-merchant-seafarers Guidance for improving health and safety on
board ship which is intended primarily for merchant seafarers on UK-registered ships.
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'Quantum of the Seas' is first cruise ship to merit vaunted safety award. Royal Caribbean
[Online]. 10 September 2015. Available from: http://www.rclcorporate.com/quantum-of-theseas-is-first
For the first time in its 155-year history, the Royal Institution of Naval Architects
(RINA) has chosen a cruise ship as the recipient of its prestigious Maritime Safety Award.
ITF commissions Panama Canal safety study. International Transport Workers' Federation
[Online]. 14 September 2015. Available from: http://www.itfglobal.org/en/news-events/pressreleases/2015/september/itf-commissions-panama-canal-safety-study/ The ITF (International
Transport Workers' Federation) has commissioned a study into the manoeuvring feasibility of
the new Panama Canal locks.
Double vision: How oil disasters changed the shape - literally - of tankers.
By Adam Corbett. TradeWinds [Online]. 18 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.tradewindsnews.com/TWplus/369005/double-vision When the Exxon Valdez hit the
rocks in Prince William Sound in 1989, it was to spark arguably the most influential and
controversial international shipping regulation ever enacted: that tankers should be built with a
double hull.
New report looks to shed light on workboat safety culture. gCaptain [Online].
17 September 2015. Available from: http://gcaptain.com/new-report-looks-to-shed A new
independent report due for publication later this month aims to challenge the realities of the
safety of workboat and offshore support vessel operations, a sector of the international maritime
industry that appears to be unique.
Navigation accidents and their causes. Maritime Executive [Online]. 21 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.maritime-executive.com/pressrelease/navigation-accidents-andtheir-causes The Nautical Institute's latest book looks at major casualties and the lessons that
can be learned, setting out good practice to avoid them in future.
Oasis-class ships revolutionize the lifeboat. Royal Caribbean [Online]. 23 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.rclcorporate.com/oasis-class-ships
For centuries, it evoked
images of passengers and crew who escaped a troubled ship by sitting in an open boat,
exposed to weather and rough seas, pulling oars to move away from trouble.
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Republic of Singapore Navy successfully disrupts sea robbery. Government of Singapore
[Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2015/sep/01sep15_nr2.html
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) successfully
deployed a Fearless-class patrol vessel to disrupt a sea robbery on a Malaysian-flagged tugboat
Permata 1 in the eastern approaches of the Singapore Strait today.
Greek coastguard raids vessel carrying weapons possibly linked to ISIS. By Holly Birkett.
Splash 24/7 [Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from: http://splash247.com/greekcoastguard-raids-vessel-carrying-weapons-possibly-linked-to-isis/ The Greek coastguard has
raided a cargo vessel carrying weapons suspected to be destined for Islamic State (IS) forces in
Libya, according to local media reports.
Sea Fever: Swaziland's quest for maritime power. Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
[Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from: https://www.issafrica.org/iss-today/sea-feverswazilands-quest-for-maritime-power King Canute famously tried to order the waves to retreat.
Unmanned ships will increase cyber risk, Stephenson Harwood tells Lloyd's. Lloyd's List
[Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/Insurance/article467629.ece But lack of claims record makes
life harder for underwriters, law firm warns.
International conference to adopt Luanda declaration on maritime security.
Agencia Angola Press [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from: http://goo.gl/oLzYQp
The International Conference on Maritime and Energy Security (CISME) intends to adopt the
Luanda Declaration on Maritime and Energy Security - a document that reflect the Angolan
government standing and the participants' view - as one of its main result, said the Angolan
Foreign Affairs minister, Georges Chikoti.
Enhancing forensic skills for maritime security focus of INTERPOL training in Singapore.
INTERPOL [Online]. 11 September 2015. Available from: http://www.interpol.int/News-andmedia/News/2015/N2015-126 Providing forensic officers with the necessary skills to face the
challenges of processing evidence at a maritime crime scene was the focus of an INTERPOL
training course in Singapore.
211 kilos of cocaine found on board Teekay-owned LNG carrier. World Maritime News
[Online]. 10 September 2015. Available from:
http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/171350/211 About 211 kilos of cocaine was found on
board the gas carrier Hispania Spirit by Peruvian authorities during an inspection on September
8th while the ship was anchored in the Port of Pisco, Peru, the Peruvian navy informed.
EUNAVFOR Med: Council adopts a positive assessment on the conditions to move to the
first step of phase 2 on the high seas. Council of the European Union [Online].
14 September 2015. Available from: http://goo.gl/10Vitn The Council adopted a positive
assessment that the conditions to move to the first step of phase two on the high seas of
EUNAVFOR MED have been met, the naval operation having fulfilled all military objectives
related to phase 1 focusing upon the collection and analysis of information and intelligence.
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China's island airstrips to heighten South China Sea underwater rivalry. By Greg Torode.
Reuters [Online]. 17 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/17/us-southchinasea-china-submarinesidUSKCN0RH0DA20150917 China's apparent construction of a third airstrip on its man-made
islands in the disputed South China Sea could fill a gap in Beijing's anti-submarine defenses,
complicating operations for the U.S. Navy and its allies, Chinese and Western experts said.
Fiji, Tuvalu, France ink maritime boundaries deal. By Keresi Nauwakarawa. Fiji Times
[Online]. 17 September 2015. Available from: http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=322173
The legal establishment of maritime boundaries ensures full recognition of a country's sovereign
rights.
Drugs, weapons seized in ship at port. By Elkana Jacob and Calvin Onsarigo.
The Star (Kenya) [Online]. 21 September 2015. Available from: http://www.thestar.co.ke/news/drugs-weapons-seized-ship-port Detectives have discovered weapons and
narcotics hidden aboard a cargo vessel in Mombasa where it has been held since a anti-drugs
commando raid three days ago.
MARITIME TRAINING
Philippines launches special edition of ICS training record books.
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) [Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.ics-shipping.org/news/press-releases/2015/09/01/philippines-launches In cooperation with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Filipino Shipowners Association
(FSA) and the Maritime Industry Authority of the Philippines (MARINA) have launched a special
new Philippines edition of the widely used ICS/ISF Training Record Books.
Women in maritime: 2015 is Africa's year for change. By Timothy Walker.
Institute for Security Studies (ISS) [Online]. 31 August 2015. Available from:
https://www.issafrica.org/iss-today/women-in-maritime-2015-is-africas-year-for-change
On 26 August, Lieutenant Commander Zimasa Mabela took command of the SAS Umhloti, a
South African Navy Mine Counter Measure Vessel.
The Human Element by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Hellenic Shipping News
[Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from: http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-humanelement-by-the-uk-maritime-and-coastguard-agency/ Dirk Gregory and Paul Shanahan of the
UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency developed the guide "The Human Element - A Guide to
Human Behavior in the Shipping Industry."
Manpower shortage in spotlight at Seatrade Offshore Marine & Workboats Middle East
2015. By Marcus Hand. Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 4 September 2015. Available from:
http://goo.gl/e2hKS6 The shortage of qualified seafarers and shore staff will be in the spotlight
at Seatrade Offshore Marine & Workboats Middle East 2015 in Abu Dhabi.
NUS Law collaborates with MPA to establish new maritime law research centre and a
professorship in maritime law. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) [Online].
3 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.mpa.gov.sg/sites/global_navigation/news_center/mpa_news/mpa_news_detail.page
?filename=nr150903.xml The National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Law and the
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) today announced the establishment of the new
Centre for Maritime Law (CML) and MPA Professorship in Maritime Law.
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Germany port scout project: When it comes to maritime training, Germany likes to start
pupils young. Maritime Journal [Online]. 17 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/industry-news/germany-port-scout-project
The Hafen-Scout project was launched and financed by the Hafenmuseum Hamburg (Hamburg
Port Museum), the State Institute for Teacher Training and School Development, and
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA).
Analysis: High-tech ships threaten seafaring skills. By Girija Shettar. IHS Maritime 360
[Online]. 22 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19325
A new tier of personnel for technologically advanced ships might steal the cream of maritime
jobs from seafarers, IHS Maritime & Trade reports.
Viability of shipping depends on skilled seafarers – MAJ Chairman. Jamaica Observer
[Online]. 21 September 2015. Available from: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Viabilityof-shipping-depends-on-skilled-seafarers---MAJ-Chairman The viability of shipping can only be
guaranteed by highly trained, skilled and knowledgeable seafarers and land-based maritime
professionals to operate ships and ports of the world.
Engaging the next generation. By Wendy Laursen. Maritime Executive [Online].
22 September 2015. Available from: http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/engaging-thenext-generation School children from local and international schools based in London attended
an informative session at IMO on Tuesday as part of World Maritime Day celebrations.
Seafaring jobs to be pushed. By George Alleyne. Barbados Today [Online].
22 September 2015. Available from: http://www.barbadostoday.bb/2015/09/22/seafaring-jobsto-be-pushed/ Government wants more young Barbadians to take up jobs on the high seas, and
plans to promote seafaring as a profession, Minister of Tourism and International Transport
Richard Sealy has said.
Educational programme to mark Sri Lank Maritime Week. The Island (Sri Lanka) [Online].
21 September 2015. Available from: http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=articledetails&page=article-details&code_title=132139 The government of Sri Lanka, declared a
Maritime Week for the first time from 21st to 27th September 2015 in line with the world
maritime day 2015 on a recommendation made by Minister of Ports and Shipping Arjuna
Ranatunga.
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers promotes shipping to the next generation on World
Maritime Day. Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers [Online]. 21 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.ics.org.uk/news/2015/09/institute-of-chartered-shipbrokers-promotes-shipping-to-thenext-generation-on-world-maritime-day Institute joins IMarEST and the Merchant Navy Training
Board to share the story of shipping with primary school children at IMO headquarters.
Sectoral Tripartite Committee for Transport (Sea) rolls out key initiatives to promote and
profile maritime careers. Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) [Online].
24 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.mpa.gov.sg/sites/global_navigation/news_center/mpa_news/mpa_news_detail.page
?filename=nr150925.xml Funding to be drawn from S$115 million Maritime Cluster Fund Manpower Development (MCF-MD) and National SkillsFuture Budget.
World Maritime Day: Senegal, here's your chance. Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
[Online]. 24 September 2015. Available from: https://www.issafrica.org/iss-today/worldmaritime-day-senegal-heres-your-chance If Senegal wants to become an international shipping
hub, 'it must face the challenge of seafarers' training.'
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The importance of maritime education and training. IMO News [Online].
24 September 2015. Available from: http://issuu.com/imo-news/docs/imo_news_-_issue_3__2015/24 Today we live in a society supported by a global economy which simply could not
function if it were not for shipping.
MIGRANTS
Migrant crisis prompts trade and insurance questions. By Terry Donaghy. Lloyd's List
[Online]. 30 August 2015. Available from: http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/shipoperations/article467395.ece The ongoing migrant crisis affecting the EU continues to make
news on a daily basis.
At least 13 dead after migrant boat sinks in Malacca Strait. Sun Daily (Malaysia) [Online].
3 September 2015. Available from: http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1542061 At least 13
people have drowned after a small wooden boat, believed to have been carrying about 70
Indonesian migrants, sank in the Malacca Strait early Thursday, officials said.
Photo of drowned boy sparks outcry. BBC News [Online]. 3 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34133210
At least 12 Syrians
trying to reach Greece have drowned off Turkey after the boats they were travelling in sank.
Mediterranean Migration: 1,658 people rescued in busiest day ever for MSF search and
rescue operations. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) [Online]. 3 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.msf.org/article/mediterranean-migration-1658-people-rescuedbusiest-day-ever-msf-search-and-rescue Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) boats Dignity I and
Bourbon Argos together with the MY Phoenix, operated jointly with MOAS, yesterday rescued
1,658 people in MSF's biggest day of operations on the Mediterranean Sea since operations
began on 2 May.
EU migration: Crisis in graphics. BBC News [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34131911 Asylum applications in Europe have surged
this year - with numbers for Germany and Hungary already exceeding their totals for 2014.
EU authorities identify 30,000 suspected people smugglers. Irish Times [Online].
3 September 2015. Available from: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/euauthorities-identify-30-000-suspected-people-smugglers-1.2338719 Europol says criminal
gangs seeking to exploit growing migrant crisis.
Thorbjørn Jagland's meeting with UNHCR's António Guterres to highlight migration
crisis. Council of Europe [Online]. 4 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.humanrightseurope.org/2015/09/jaglands-meeting-with-unhcrs Later today,
Thorbjørn Jagland will meet with High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres in Geneva,
to underline the human rights dimension of the current migration crisis.
Migrant crisis: EU 'must accept 200,000 refugees', UN says. BBC News [Online].
4 September 2015. Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34148891
EU nations must accept up to 200,000 refugees as part of a "common strategy" to replace their
"piecemeal" approach to the migrant crisis, the UN says.
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Migrants use Facebook, messaging apps to liaise with smugglers. EurActiv [Online].
4 September 2015. Available from: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/migrants-usefacebook-messaging-apps-liaise-smugglers-317338
Would-be migrants hoping to flee war in
the Middle East are using Facebook as their compass for finding the smugglers they hope will
get them to a better life in Europe.
Migrant smuggling in Europe is now worth 'Billions'. By Rick Lyman and Alison Smale.
New York Times [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/04/world/europe/migrants-smuggling-in-europe-is-now-worthbillions.html With thousands of migrants pouring out of Afghanistan and the Middle East, the
business of smuggling them across the Balkans into the European Union has grown even larger
than the illicit trade in drugs and weapons, law enforcement officials said.
Indonesia migrant boat death toll rises to 61. By Trinna Leong. Reuters [Online].
7 September 2015. Available from: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/07/us-malaysiaboat-capsized-idUSKCN0R70EI20150907 Sixty-one bodies have been recovered from an
overloaded wooden boat which sank off Malaysia carrying dozens of Indonesian illegal
immigrants, maritime officials said on Monday.
Greece needs migrant ships. By Harry Papachristou. TradeWinds [Online].
7 September 2015. Available from: http://www.tradewindsnews.com/liner/368165/greeceneeds-migrant-ships The Greek government said on Monday it will hire at least two ships as
soon as possible to house and transport thousands of migrants and refugees currently
swamping its islands.
LÉ Niamh arrives in Sicily after rescue of 329 refugees and migrants. Irish Times [Online].
6 September 2015. Available from: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/l%C3%A9niamh-arrives-in-sicily-after-rescue-of-329-refugees-and-migrants-1.2341810 Irish patrol ship
rescues 317 men, 11 women and one child from Mediterranean.
IOM monitors migrant arrivals, deaths in Italy, Greece and Spain.
International Organization for Migration (IOM) [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.iom.int/news/iom-monitors-migrant-arrivals-deaths-italy-greece-and-spain
September continues to be a deadly month in the Mediterranean.
IOM opens Global Migration Data Analysis Centre in Germany.
International Organization for Migration (IOM) [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.iom.int/news/iom-opens-global-migration-data-analysis-centre-germany
IOM Director General William Lacy Swing yesterday (7/9) officially opened IOM's new Global
Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) in Berlin.
Migrant crisis: Greece acts over Lesbos 'explosion' fears. By Jonny Dymond. BBC News
[Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe34182719
The Greek government and the UN refugee agency have brought in extra staff
and ships to deal with some 25,000 stranded migrants on the island of Lesbos.
U.N. says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe in 2015 and 2016. By Stephanie Nebehay.
Reuters [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/08/us-europe-migrants-idUSKCN0R71EX20150908
At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this
year and next, the United Nations said on Tuesday, giving estimates that already look
conservative.
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Passengers trapped as migrants try to storm Greek ferry. By Constantinos Tachsidis.
IHS Maritime 360 [Online]. 4 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19191 The Greek Coast Guard in the eastern Aegean
island of Lesvos was forced to use even stun grenades to push back an angry crowd of
refugees demanding to sail to Athens.
Refugee Crisis: European Commission takes decisive action. European Commission
[Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-155596_en.htm Delivering on the European Agenda on Migration from May, the European
Commission is today putting forward a comprehensive package of proposals which will help
address the refugee crisis.
State of the Union 2015: Time for Honesty, Unity and Solidarity. By Jean-Claude Juncker,
President of the EC. European Commission [Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from:
http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/focus/index.cfm?sitelang=en&focusid=804
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered today his first State of the
Union address before the European Parliament.
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Migrant crisis: EU's Juncker announces refugee quota plan. BBC News [Online].
9 September 2015. Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34193568
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has announced plans that he says will
offer a "swift, determined and comprehensive" response to Europe's migrant crisis.
FRONTEX offers additional help to Greece. Frontex [Online]. 8 September 2015.
Available from: http://frontex.europa.eu/news/frontex-offers-additional-help-to-greece-qeFedV
Frontex has offered Greece to increase the number of screening officers on the islands of
Lesbos and Kos to help the country handle and register the unprecedented number of people
arriving from Turkey.
Denmark closes borders with Germany as migrants head to Sweden. By Georgi Gotev.
EurActiv [Online]. 10 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/justice-home-affairs/denmark-closes-borders-germanymigrants-head-sweden-317510 Danish police closed a motorway and rail links with Germany
yesterday (9 September) in a bid to stem the flow of refugees heading north to Sweden, as
Europe's migrant crisis spreads northward.
Refugees: MEPs want Dublin rule changes, humanitarian visas and global strategy.
European Parliament [Online]. 10 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20150904IPR91613/html
Welcoming the European Commission's new proposals to deal with the unprecedented influx of
migrants and refugees, MEPs declared themselves ready to work on draft laws to set up a solid
migration and asylum policy for the future in a resolution voted on Thursday.
Frustrated refugees and migrants at Serbia-Hungary border seek to escape poor
reception conditions. By Don Murray. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) [Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from: http://www.unhcr.org/55f0230e6.html
At 5 p.m., on a back road crossing disused train tracks a kilometre from the border with Serbia,
a crowd of refugees and migrants pushed up against two dozen Hungarian policemen.
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In Europe's capital, a makeshift camp for refugees creates embarrassment. EurActiv
[Online]. 11 September 2015. Available from: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/justice-homeaffairs/europes-capital-makeshift-camp-refugees-creates-embarrassment-317561
A tent village of refugees hoping for a fresh start has sprung up in Brussels, the capital of the
European Union, where ordinary people are helping out in place of largely absent Belgian
authorities.
Hungary PM slams migrant 'rebellion', U.N. warns of millions more refugees. By Krisztina
Than and Stephanie Nebehay. Reuters [Online]. 11 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/11/us-europe-migrants-idUSKCN0RA2HV20150911
Hungary's prime minister angrily accused illegal migrants on Friday of "rebelling" against the rule
of law in his country as security forces across Europe struggled to control record flows of
hungry, scared refugees.
'An exhausted quiet' on Greek migrant ferry. BBC News [Online]. 10 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34213208
In the past few days
more than 20,000 refugees, mainly from Syria, have arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Obama increases number of Syrian refugees for U.S. resettlement to 10,000.
By Gardiner Harris, David E.Sanger, and David M.Herszenhorn. New York Times [Online].
10 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/world/middleeast/obama-directs-administration-to-accept10000-syrian-refugees.html
President Obama, under increasing pressure to demonstrate
that the United States is joining European nations in the effort to resettle Syrian refugees, has
told his administration to take in at least 10,000 displaced Syrians over the next year.
Refugee boat sinking: dozens including children drown off Greek island. The Guardian
[Online]. 14 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/14/babies-and-children-among-34-dead-in-aegeanmigrant-boat-sinking Capsizing of overcrowded boat in high winds off the Aegean island of
Farmakonisi comes as Athens calls for more help to deal with growing crisis.
Commission approves German border controls, urges backing of migrant plan. EurActiv
[Online]. 14 September 2015. Available from: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/justice-homeaffairs/commission-oks-german-border-controls-urges-backing-migrant-plan
The European
Commission said that Germany is legally justified in reimposing border controls with Austria on
Sunday (13 September), stating that the move showed the need for EU states to back the
executive's proposed plans for refugees.
European Commission Statement following the temporary reintroduction of border
controls by Germany, particularly at the German-Austrian border. European Commission
[Online]. 13 September 2015. Available from: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressrelease_STATEMENT-15-5638_en.htm President Jean-Claude Juncker this afternoon spoke
on the phone with Chancellor Angela Merkel where she informed him about the temporary
reintroduction of controls at the borders with other EU-Member States, particularly at the
German-Austrian border.
Dozens of migrants drown as boat capsizes in Aegean Sea. By Niki Kitsantonis.
New York Times [Online]. 13 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/world/europe/greece-migrants-refugees-drown-inagean.html The Greek Coast Guard recovered the bodies of 34 migrants, including 15 children,
on Sunday in the Aegean Sea after their wooden boat flipped over in strong winds as it
attempted the short but often perilous crossing from nearby Turkey.
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French honorary consul in Turkey suspended over selling rubber dinghies to migrants.
France 24 [Online]. 12 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.france24.com/en/20150912-french-honorary-consul-turkey-selling-boats-migrantsfrancoise-olcay
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Friday suspended an honorary
consul in Turkey for selling rubber dinghies and life jackets to refugees risking their lives
crossing the Mediterranean to Europe.
IOM reports on latest Mediterranean migrant arrivals and deaths.
International Organization for Migration (IOM) [Online]. 15 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.iom.int/news/iom-reports-latest-mediterranean-migrant-arrivals-and-deaths
The number of migrants who are losing their lives in the Mediterranean continues to increase
dramatically.
Refugee crisis: EU ministers have yet again failed to act, regrets EP Civil Liberties
Committee Chair. European Parliament [Online]. 15 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20150915IPR93206/html
"Member states have yet again failed to make tough decisions and provide a compassionate
response to the refugee crisis", said the Chair of the European Parliament's Committee
responsible for migration and asylum, Claude Moraes.
Hungary introduces tough laws and border controls. BBC World Service [Online].
15 September 2015. Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0325f74
The Hungarian government has introduced tough new laws and tight border controls to halt the
unprecedented influx of migrants seen in recent weeks.
EU fails to agree on migrant redistribution system. EurActiv [Online]. 15 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/eu-fails-agree-migrantredistribution-system-317635
EU ministers failed on Monday (14 September) to break a
deadlock over sharing out responsibility for sheltering the hundreds of thousands of people who
have sought asylum in Europe this year, leaving the shape of a final deal in doubt.
Merkel calls for summit on refugee crisis. EurActiv [Online]. 16 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/merkel-calls-european-unitysummit-refugee-crisis-317677
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a special EU
refugee summit on Tuesday (15 September), urging unity after an angry reaction to a
suggestion by one of her ministers that states that did not take in their share of asylum seekers
could face financial penalties.
Refugee crisis: German container ship captain crowdfunding for rescue ship in
Mediterranean. By Lizzie Dearden. The Independent [Online]. 15 September 2015.
Available from: http://goo.gl/v1x4YY A German merchant navy captain is raising money for a
rescue ship to help save the thousands of refugees and migrants risking their lives crossing the
Mediterranean Sea.
Croatia overwhelmed by flood of migrants, EU calls summit. By Maja Zuvela. Reuters
[Online]. 17 September 2015. Available from: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/17/useurope-migrants-idUSKCN0RD0P420150917
Croatia threatened to close its border with
Serbia on Thursday as migrants fled from overwhelmed police, trekked through fields and tried
to steal into Slovenia by train in a desperate march westwards that is sowing discord and
recrimination in Europe.
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Royal Navy warship offered to Mediterranean anti-smuggling mission.
UK Government Ministry of Defence [Online]. 16 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/royal-navy-warship-offered-to-mediterranean-antismuggling-mission HMS Richmond has been offered to boost the EU mission to tackle people
smuggling in the Mediterranean, the Defence Secretary has announced.
Tripped migrant father gets Spanish football job. BBC News [Online]. 16 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34272248 A migrant father who was
tripped by a Hungarian camerawoman while holding his son is to start a new life in Spain.
IOM Tunisia begins repatriation of migrants rescued at sea in August.
International Organization for Migration (IOM) [Online]. 15 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.iom.int/news/iom-tunisia-begins-repatriation-migrants-rescued-sea-august
Today (15 September) a group of 16 migrants - among 131 people rescued at sea by Tunisian
authorities on 23 August - will be returning home with IOM's help.
LÉ Niamh rescues 380 migrants from sea north of Tripoli. Irish Times [Online].
18 September 2015. Available from: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/l%C3%A9niamh-rescues-380-migrants-from-sea-north-of-tripoli-1.2356809 Irish patrol ship conducts
three search and rescue missions in a day in Mediterranean.
Royal Navy to tackle people smugglers in Mediterranean. BBC News [Online].
16 September 2015. Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34263611 A Royal Navy
warship will take part in operations to target people smugglers in the Mediterranean sea,
immigration minister James Brokenshire has said.
Migrant crisis: Thirteen die in ferry collision off Turkey. BBC News [Online].
21 September 2015. Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34307745
At least 13 migrants, including children, have died after their dinghy and a ferry collided off
Turkey, the coastguard there says.
In Mediterranean, commercial ships scoop up desperate human cargo. By Jonathan Saul.
Reuters [Online]. 21 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/europe-migrants-ship/
Commercial vessels are saving migrants as they try to cross the Mediterranean.
On Lesbos, endless waves of boats and fears of a more treacherous voyage.
By Griff Witte. Washington Post [Online]. 19 September 2015. Available from:
https://goo.gl/wwBvSA
The old men were staggering onto land, taking their first, wobbly
steps away from the water's edge.
Migrant child dies off Greece, others paddle across from Turkey. By Marina Depetris.
Reuters [Online]. 19 September 2015. Available from:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/09/19/uk-europe-migrants-greece-idUKKCN0RJ0BV20150919
A girl believed to be five years died on Saturday and 13 other migrants were feared lost
overboard after their boat sank in choppy seas off the Greek island of Lesbos, the Greek
coastguard said.
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Comprehensive and co-ordinated international response needed to tackle refugee crisis.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) [Online].
22 September 2015. Available from: http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/comprehensive-and-coordinated-international-response-needed-to-tackle-refugee-crisis.htm OECD countries are
facing an unprecedented refugee crisis and the situation requires a comprehensive and coordinated international response to address the immediate needs of asylum seekers and the
longer-term challenge of helping them integrate.
Refugee crisis: present and future EU military operations in the Mediterranean.
European Parliament [Online]. 23 September 2015. Available from: http://goo.gl/7aXWwL
The EU military operation against people smugglers in the Mediterranean is about to enter its
next phase.
Leaders decide to strengthen EU's external borders. EurActiv [Online]. 24 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/leaders-decide-strenghten-eusexternal-borders-317919 The emergency summit on the refugee crisis ended last night (24
September) with agreement that the EU's borders needed to be better protected, and that
"hotspots" must be set up where the asylum seekers' requests can be processed.
Sharp increase in migrant arrivals on Greece's Lesbos island. By Yannis Behrakis.
Reuters [Online]. 23 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/23/us-europe-migrants-greeceidUSKCN0RN12K20150923
More than 2,500 mainly Syrian and Afghan refugees, soaked
and exhausted, reached the Greek island of Lesbos within hours on Wednesday, a sharp rise in
the rate of arrivals via the dangerous sea crossing from Turkey.
NAVIGATION COMMUNICATIONS
Satellite communications special issue: Defining connectivity at sea. Maritime CEO
[Online]. September 2015. Available from:
http://issuu.com/sinoship/docs/inmarsat_web?e=4630401/15156075
Online or cut off? Should broadband be available to all at sea? Seafarers have their say.
Splash 24/7 [Online]. 4 September 2015. Available from: http://splash247.com/online-or-cut-off/
Poor connectivity is the single largest factor disincentivising the best and brightest youth from
espousing seafaring as a career.
Arctic shipping lanes open for first time since 2013. gCaptain [Online]. 11 September 2015.
Available from: http://gcaptain.com/arctic-shipping-lanes-open With the opening of the Northern
Sea Route (NSR) through the Russian arctic earlier this month, the two major shipping routes
through the Arctic are now both officially open for business.
The Philippines as an archipelagic state: advantages and challenges. Manila Times
[Online]. 19 September 2015. Available from: http://www.manilatimes.net/the-philippines-as-anarchipelagic-state-advantages-and-challenges Among the great triumphs of Philippine
diplomacy has been the recognition of the archipelagic doctrine by the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS).
Friends in high places: how satellites keep us safe at sea. By Jeremy Wilks. Euronews
[Online]. 24 September 2015. Available from: http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/24/friends-inhigh-places-how-satellites-keep-us-safe-at-sea/
"Usually migrants use satellite phones to
send distress calls as soon as their boat is 10, 20 or 30 miles off the Libyan coast."
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PIRACY
First international conference of Maritime Anti-Piracy in Panama. Bulletin Panama [Online].
7 September 2015. Available from: http://thebulletinpanama.com/2015/09/first-internationalconference The first International Conference of Maritime Anti-Piracy in Panama, seeks to do
an analysis about the main areas that are affected by maritime piracy.
Press Release: EU Naval Force Somalia - Operation Atalanta.
Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) [Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.bimco.org/sitecore/content/home/news/2015/09/09_eu_naval_force_somalia_operat
ion_atalanta_press_release Collective effort by maritime industry and naval forces keep pirate
attacks suppressed: EU Naval Force Operation Commander, Major General Martin Smith MBE.
IMB calls for global reporting mechanism to tackle piracy. By Sam Chambers.
Splash 24/7 [Online]. 15 September 2015. Available from: http://splash247.com/imb-calls-forglobal-reporting In response to global statistics showing a continual increase in the number of
piracy and armed robbery attacks against merchant ships, an international gathering of key
maritime stakeholders discussed the major risks, responses and challenges in a changing threat
environment.
Mock Piracy Trial, Djibouti 2015. EUCAP Nestor [Online]. 15 September 2015.
Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Oa2_mV6DE&feature=youtu.be
Trial against alleged Somali pirate kingpin begins. By Andrea Rönsberg.
Deutsche Welle (DW) (Germany) [Online]. 17 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.dw.com/en/trial-against-alleged-somali-pirate-kingpin-begins/a-18720966
Following his spectacular arrest, Mohamed Abdi Hassan was charged with hijacking a Belgian
ship and leading a criminal organization.
Infographic: Maritime Piracy in 2015. World Maritime News [Online]. 24 September 2015.
Available from: http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/172414 The following infographic
provides you with key information on the main piracy hot spots along with key figures on pirate
activity so far this year.
PORT STATE CONTROL
2014 Port State Control Annual Report posted. United States Coast Guard [Online].
1 September 2015. Available from: http://mariners.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2015/09/01/9120152014 The Coast Guard's Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance Foreign and Offshore
Compliance Division, released the Coast Guard's Port State Control Annual Report for 2014.
USCG warns owners over safety performance as detentions rise. By Adam Corbett.
TradeWinds [Online]. 11 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/368297/uscg-warns-owners-over-safety-performanceas-detentions-rise Top US Coast Guard official says there will be no let-up in the battle to end
ship-sourced waste-oil pollution and ISM Code deficiencies, with even tougher inspection
procedures on the way.
Coast Guard detains foreign vessel in port of Tacoma due to safety deficiencies.
US Coast Guard Newsroom [Online]. 11 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2595974/ The Coast Guard detained the motor vessel
Pegasus Highway in the port of Tacoma, Wednesday, due to safety deficiencies.
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Crew's Mexican mission. By Gary Dixon. TradeWinds [Online]. 17 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.tradewindsnews.com/drycargo/368930/crews-mexican-mission
North Korea is planning to send a crew to retrieve a cargoship detained in Mexico because its
owner was on a UN blacklist.
'Ships of shame' show why safety should remain top of the agenda. TradeWinds [Online].
25 September 2015. Available from: http://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/369332/ships-ofshame-show-why-safety-should-remain-top-of-the-agenda Australia sets a good example to the
rest of the maritime world with its rigorous port-state control standards but with vessels being
detained every other day due to deficiencies in one country alone, how much do all owners
around the world actually care about safety?
PORTS AND HARBOURS
World's largest port operators join forces for the environment. APM Terminals [Online].
7 September 2015. Available from: http://www.apmterminals.com/en/news/pressreleases/2014/12/join-forces-for-the-environment-world-largest-ports 'Go Green' is the first ever
joint environmental initiative between DP World, Hutchison Port Holdings Limited, APM
Terminals, PSA International, Shanghai International Port Group and Port of Rotterdam
Authority.
Mass migration. By A.J.Keyes. Port Strategy [Online]. 7 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.portstrategy.com/news101/world/europe/mediterranean-migration AJ Keyes looks
at the impact of refugees on Mediterranean ports and the strategies being adopted.
Port security requires early planning. By Joseph R.Fonseca. MarineLink.Com [Online].
8 September 2015. Available from: http://www.marinelink.com/news/securityrequires397461.aspx Port security has too often lagged behind the demands of ever more
vulnerable facilities with new technology often being deployed as an after-market add-on, rather
than a homogenous part of the port's day to day working.
LISW: Place of refuge guidelines defended. By Girija Shettar. IHS Maritime 360 [Online].
9 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19229
The UK Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP),
Hugh Shaw, defended new European place of refuge guidelines today during London
International Shipping Week.
Nicaragua Canal start delayed again. By John Gallagher. IHS Maritime 360 [Online].
23 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19336
Construction on the USD50 billion Nicaragua Canal will not begin until the first quarter of 2016
due to new environmental mitigation measures, according to a high-ranking government official.
HKND Group announced commencement of aerial survey for Nicaragua Canal.
HKND Group [Online]. 23 September 2015. Available from: http://hkndgroup.com/portal.php?mod=view&aid=238 On September 21, 2015 in Managua, HKND Group
announced commencement of the aerial survey along the proposed canal route.
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RECYCLING OF SHIPS
NGOs denounce dangerous working conditions after four shipbreaking workers are
killed. NGO Shipbreaking Platform [Online]. 14 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.shipbreakingplatform.org/press-release-ngos-denounce The NGO Shipbreaking
Platform calls for urgent action to stop dangerous working conditions after four workers died
following a gas cylinder explosion in a shipbreaking yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Matson agrees to stop beaching its ships. World Maritime News [Online].
23 September 2015. Available from: https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/172323
New York-listed shipping company Matson, Inc. (MATX) agreed to prohibit scrapping its vessels
on the beaches of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan in the future following calls from
environmental organizations to stop dismantling ships at South Asian beaching yards.
REGULATIONS
Global sulphur cap will be early and costly, warns ICS. By Charlie Bartlett.
Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 10 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/americas/global-sulphur-cap-will-be-early-and-costly-warns-ics.html
Oil refineries should operate on the assumption that the global IMO 0.5% sulphur cap will enter
force in 2020, not 2025, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) vice chairman Esben Poulsson
warned on Wednesday.
Watchkeeper: Concerns remain over container weights. BIMCO Bulletin [Online].
16 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.bimco.org/en/News/2015/09/16_Watchkeeper_week_37.aspx From 1st July next
year, SOLAS amendment Chapter VI Regulation 2 will require every freight container loaded
aboard a ship to have verification of its gross mass.
Enforcing the Maritime Labour Convention - first employment case leads the way.
By Heidi Watson. Clyde & Co LLP [Online]. 18 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.clydeco.com/insight/updates/view/enforcing-the-maritime-labour-convention-firstemployment-case-leads-the-wa A recent application for judicial review of the Maritime &
Coastal Agency's (MCA's) alleged failure to enforce a key provision of the Maritime Labour
Convention (MLC) brings sharply into focus how the MLC can lead to criminal proceedings
against the owner of UK flagged vessels and its master in his personal capacity.
Stricter pollution controls 'put cruise sector at risk'. Sustainable Shipping [Online].
24 September 2015. Available from: http://www.sustainableshipping.com/n138951
The economic benefits of a strong cruise industry could be jeopardised by hasty environmental
regulation.
Compliance issues seen driving use of LNG as a fuel. By Vincent Wee.
Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 25 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/asia/compliance-issues-seen-driving-use-of-lng-as-a-fuel.html
The move towards LNG use as a fuel in shipping will be compliance-driven at the outset,
according to Lloyd's Register Asia marine sales & marketing manager John Forsdyke at a recent
briefing on the subject.
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SALVAGE
Wreck removal of capesize bulker Smart off South Africa completed. By Marcus Hand.
Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 16 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/europe/wreck-removal-capesize-bulker-smart-off-south-africacompleted.html The wreck of the capesize bulker Smart, which ran aground and subsequently
split into three in August 2013, in Richards Bay, South Africa has been successfully removed.
Rena salvage bill second only to Costa Concordia. By Zoe Reynolds. IHS Maritime 360
[Online]. 17 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19292
The salvage of Rena, which ran aground on a reef off Tauranga, New Zealand, in 2011, has
cost NZD500 million (USD317.2 million).
Salvage divers complete first Sewol inspection. By Xiaolin Zeng. IHS Maritime 360
[Online]. 16 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19290
The first stage of preliminary inspections on the capsized Sewol ferry has been completed.
Tropical storm halts Sewol salvage work. By Xiaolin Zeng. IHS Maritime 360 [Online].
24 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19351
Salvage work on the capsized Sewol ferry has been halted for a second time by bad weather.
SEAFARERS
Sailors' Society launches 'Chapplaincy' to transform provision of port to port welfare.
Sailors' Society [Online]. September 2015. Available from: http://www.sailorssociety.org/welfare-mission/chapplaincy-app/ This new app allows our port chaplains to
connect, report and analyse data how they are helping seafarers in real-time.
Shipwrecked: New laws to wipe out 93% of Australian coastal seafaring jobs.
The Australia Institute [Online]. 4 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.tai.org.au/content/shipwrecked-new-laws-wipe-out-93-australian-coastal-seafaringjobs Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of government bill estimates only 88 Australian seafarer jobs
will remain under the Department's preferred option for policy change (table below).
InterManager places seafarers at the heart of global shipping. Hellenic Shipping News
[Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/intermanager-places-seafarers-at-the-heart-of-globalshipping/ Seafarers must continue to be seen as the 'heart and soul' of the shipping industry
and InterManager will continue to support initiatives which work to enhance our people's skills
and competencies onboard ship and ashore, according to its President Gerardo Borromeo.
Guest Blog Miriam Gonzalez Durantez: Inspiring a seafaring generation.
UK Chamber of Shipping [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.ukchamberofshipping.com/news/2015/09/08/guest-blog-inspiring-seafaringgeneration/ Miriam Gonzalez Durantez will take part today in the Merchant Navy Training Board
event "Showcasing tomorrow's seafarers".
Seafarers' career guidance: Vital but lacking. By Girija Shettar. IHS Maritime 360 [Online].
8 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19210
Career advice has been described as the "missing link" for seafaring professions, said speakers
at London International Shipping Week on 7 September.
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UK immigration policies hamper maritime industry recruitment. By Charlie Bartlett.
Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/europe/uk-immigration-policies-hamper-maritime-industry-recruitment.html
The widening skills gap in the UK's shore-side maritime sector is being exacerbated by the
country's restrictive immigration and visa policies, say academics and recruitment consultants at
the Nautilus "Shore Enough?" conference in London.
IMO should take over ILO's seafarer role: Clay Maitland. By Sam Chambers. Splash 24/7
[Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from: http://splash247.com/imo-should-take-over
The International Maritime Organization should have a seafarers standing committee that meets
at least twice a year, argued Clay Maitland, the head of International Registries, Inc, which runs
the Marshall Islands flag, the world's third largest registry.
Difficult to recruit and retain both men and women in shipping, says WISTA panel.
By Holly Birkett. Splash 24/7 [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from:
http://splash247.com/difficult-to-recruit-and-retain The problems affecting recruiting and
retaining women in shipping are the same as those that affect encouraging men to work to the
industry, a panel told attendees at the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association
(WISTA) seminar at London International Shipping Week (LISW).
A woman seafarer describes the challenges she faces on board ships.
By Paromita Mukherjee. Marine Insight [Online]. 7 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.marineinsight.com/marine/life-at-sea/woman Today there is no field where the
women have not shown their worth.
ITF reveals MLC experiences to International Shipping Conference.
International Transport Workers' Federation [Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.itfglobal.org/en/news-events/press-releases/2015/september/itf-reveals-mlcexperiences-to-international-shipping-conference/ ITF (International Transport Workers'
Federation) maritime coordinator Jacqueline Smith will reveal the organisation's experience of
the Maritime Labour Convention's second year in operation, in a speech at the International
Shipping Conference tonight in London.
Cotton urges Ukraine to ratify seafarer rights conventions.
International Transport Workers' Federation [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.itfglobal.org/en/news-events/news/2015/september/cotton-urges-ukraine-to-ratifyseafarer-rights-conventions/ ITF general secretary Steve Cotton today urged Ukraine to ratify
MLC 2006 and ILO convention 185 on seafarers' identity documents, and praised the work of
the Marine Transport Workers of Ukraine (MTWTU) as it celebrated 110 years of the union
movement in maritime transport.
SRI Releases new film on criminalization of seafarers. Seafarers' Rights International
[Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from: http://seafarersrights.org/sri-releases-new-film
Seafarers' Rights International (SRI) has today released a short, informative film commissioned
by the International Transport Workers' Federation aimed at raising awareness of the risks of
seafarers facing criminal charges as a consequence of their professional activities, and the
actions they can take to protect themselves from unfair treatment.
Seafarers and the Criminal
Law
New study highlights work-related mental health issues of female seafarers.
By Holly Birkett. Splash 24/7 [Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from:
http://splash247.com/new-study-highlights-work-related Around 60% of women working on
cargo ships and tankers say stress, depression and anxiety is their biggest health complaint
while at work, a new survey has revealed.
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15 Pinoy seafarers receive medal from Norwegian Armed Forces. By Atom Araullo.
ABS-CBN News (Philippines) [Online]. 18 September 2015. Available from: http://www.abscbnnews.com/global-filipino/09/17/15/15-pinoy-seafarers-receive-medal-norwegian-armedforces Fifteen Filipino seafarers from MV Taiko received the Operation Medal from the
Norwegian Armed Forces (NAF) on Thursday, marking the first time since World War 2 that
civilians were awarded the medal, and the first time that non-Norwegian civilians were given the
honor.
For merchant seamen, life at sea is losing its glamour. By Rahul Wadke. The Hindu (India)
[Online]. 18 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/for-merchant-seamen-life-at-sea-islosing-its-glamour/article7665679.ece Rohit Sharma, a 41-year-old former merchant navy
captain, is a much-sought-after man in the world of shipping.
10 reasons competency exams for seafarers are more stressful than ever.
By Shilavadra Bhattacharjee. Marine Insight [Online]. 23 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.marineinsight.com/marine/life-at-sea/10-reasons-competency Appearing for
seafarers' competency exams is a tough span of time.
World Maritime Day: what you think. By Wendy Laursen. Maritime Executive [Online].
23 September 2015. Available from: http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/world-maritimeday-what-you-think
Indian sailors stranded off Sharjah coast for eight months. Times of India [Online].
23 September 2015. Available from: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/middle-eastnews/Indian-sailors-stranded-off-Sharjah-coast-for-eight-months/articleshow/49075108.cms
Seventeen Indian sailors and their captain have been stranded on a ship anchored off the
Sharjah coastline for the past eight months, a media report said on Wednesday.
SEARCH AND RESCUE
Tunisia: Fishermen receive training in saving lives at sea. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
[Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from: http://www.msf.org/article/tunisia-fishermenreceive-training-saving-lives-sea For years, Tunisian fishermen have been encountering
migrant boats in distress, and saving lives by bringing people onto their fishing boats.
Migrant crisis prompts call to IMRF for help. International Maritime Rescue Federation
[Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from: http://www.international-maritimerescue.org/index.php/10-news/1696 Mediterranean Rescue Services are in urgent need of
support, because they are struggling to keep up with the replacement of equipment being used
to rescue the increasing numbers of migrants in their waters and have contacted the
International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) for help.
Mitigating death and inspiring action at the world's deadliest border: MOAS saves 10,000
lives during its first year. Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) [Online]. 28 August 2015.
Available from: http://www.moas.eu/mitigating-death-and-inspiring-action-at-the-worldsdeadliest-border-moas-saves-10000-lives-during-its-first-year/
Since launching exactly a
year ago, Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) has significantly contributed to saving lives
during one of the worst maritime refugee crises the world has ever seen while inspiring others to
take action.
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Charity behind migrant-rescue boats sees 15-fold rise in donations in 24 hours.
By Jessica Elgot. The Guardian [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/03/charity-behind-migrant-rescue-boats-sees-15fold-rise-in-donations-in-24-hours Migrant Offshore Aid Station says donations hit €150,000 in
past 24 hours, after pictures of drowned three-year-old Syrian boy published worldwide.
Year four for IMRF lifeboat crew exchange programme.
International Maritime Rescue Federation [Online]. 28 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.international-maritime-rescue.org/index.php/10-news/1713-year-four Rescue
volunteers from across 13 European nations are to participate next week in the fourth, seven
day Lifeboat Crew Exchange Programme organised by the International Maritime Rescue
Federation (IMRF).
'Secret agreement': Malta not abdicating its life saving responsibilities, PN and PL MEPs
insist. By Neil Camilleri. Malta Independent [Online]. 19 September 2015. Available from:
http://goo.gl/LxzvEk PN MEP Roberta Metsola and PL MEP Miriam Dalli insisted that Malta and
her armed forces are not abdicating their responsibilities to save lives at sea, despite the
confusion that has ensued about a possible deal between Malta and Italy for the latter to take all
migrants saved in the Med.
MOAS prepares to widen life-saving mission to South East Asia.
Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) [Online]. 23 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.moas.eu/moas-prepares-to-widen MOAS vessel M.Y. Phoenix returns from its 2015
summer mission in the Mediterranean Sea today to prepare to set sail for South East Asia.
Mediterranean crisis: MSF ceases operations on Phoenix rescue ship.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) [Online]. 23 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.msf.org.uk/article/mediterranean-crisis-msf-ceases-operations-on-phoenix-rescueship Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was informed that MOAS
(Migrant Offshore Aid Station) has decided to stop its current search and rescue operation on
the Mediterranean Sea.
SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPREPAIR
Irving begins building Canada's first Arctic offshore patrol ship. By Michelle Howard.
MarineLink.Com [Online]. 2 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.marinelink.com/news/building-offshore-canadas397248.aspx
Hundreds of employees gathered in Irving Shipbuilding's new Assembly Hall at the Halifax
Shipyard to celebrate the start of production of Canada's first Arctic Offshore Patrol ship
(AOPS).
Polar cruise ship designed with solar, battery systems. Maritime Executive [Online].
4 September 2015. Available from: http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/polar-cruiseship-designed-with-solar-battery-systems
Naval architects Knud E. Hansen have designed a
luxury expedition cruise ship for worldwide operation including Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Japanese shipyard orders soar. By Xiaolin Zeng. IHS Maritime 360 [Online].
16 September 2015. Available from: http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19291
Orders at Japanese shipyards this August soared by 252% from a year earlier, as shipowners
rushed to build ships that comply with the International Maritime Organisation's new standards.
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Deltamarin and Aker Arctic combine excellence in Arctic tanker design. Deltamarin Ltd
[Online]. 18 September 2015. Available from: http://www.deltamarin.com/2015/09/deltamarinand-aker-arctic Deltamarin Ltd and Aker Arctic Technology Inc have jointly developed a modern
Aframax-sized tanker concept for arctic use, focusing on safe operations.
SHIPPING
The numbers in tanker shipping so far. By Lee Hong Liang. Seatrade Maritime News
[Online]. 1 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/americas/the-numbers-in-tanker-shipping-so-far.html The tanker shipping
market is arguably the best performer among the different segments of commercial shipping
under present market conditions.
Melting ice caps and new shipping lanes. Maritime Executive [Online]. 2 September 2015.
Available from: http://maritime-executive.com/article/melting-ice-caps-and-new-shipping-lanes
While the disappearing Arctic ice cap is a foreboding global issue, it also has the potential to
boost the shipping industry by redrawing global shipping routes.
Ocean economy can create 25,000 jobs and unlock USD 600 million of investments, says
Prime Minister. Government of Mauritius [Online]. 3 September 2015. Available from:
http://goo.gl/RFZQNf My vision is to develop the ocean assets of Mauritius into one of the
innovative pillars of our economy.
Dubai courts Greek shipowners and operators. By Marcus Hand. Seatrade Maritime News
[Online]. 7 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/europe/dubai-courts-greek-shipowners.html The Dubai authorities are
courting Greek shipowners looking for alternatives to their homebase as they face an increased
tax burden in future.
CCS Cape Town branch formally opened. China Classification Society (CCS) [Online].
7 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.ccs.org.cn/ccswzen/font/fontAction%21article.do?articleId=ff8080814f6424a6014fa7
04d68d0091 CCS Cape Town Branch opening ceremony was held successfully on Sep. 4,
2015 in Cape Town, South Africa.
The world merchant fleet – statistics from Equasis. European Maritime Safety Agency
(EMSA) [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from: http://emsa.europa.eu/implementationtasks/equasis-a-statistics/items.html?cid=95&id=472 This report provides a picture of the
world's merchant fleet derived from data contained in the Equasis database (www.equasis.org).
Major maritime report launched as London International Shipping Week gets underway.
UK Department for Transport [Online]. 7 September 2015. Available from:
https://goo.gl/JdLS6w
A major report examining how to maximise Britain's potential as a
maritime nation is published today, (7 September 2015), marking the first day of London
International Shipping Week 2015.
Maritime growth study: keeping the UK competitive in a
global market
Watchkeeper: Perspective on the Arctic. Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)
[Online]. 2 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.bimco.org/sitecore/content/home/news/2015/09/02_watchkeeper_week_36
With the polar icecaps retreating and clearer water appearing, high latitudes beckon those
looking for new maritime and energy opportunities.
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Young London shipping professionals less confident about future. World Maritime News
[Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from: http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/171217
A new survey by The Shipping Professional Network in London (SPNL) has shown that young
professionals are less confident about the markets in which they operate, with fewer of them
expecting any major investments or significant developments over the next 12 months
compared to the stats from the survey performed in 2013.
Isle of Man ship registry moves online. Government of the Isle of Man [Online].
8 September 2015. Available from: https://www.gov.im/news/2015/sep/08/isle-of-man-shipregistry-moves-online/ The Isle of Man Ship Registry will now be processing applications for
endorsements recognising seafarers' qualifications online.
The Bribery Act 2010; Practical Guidance for the Shipping Industry.
UK Chamber of Shipping [Online]. 8 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.ukchamberofshipping.com/news/2015/09/08/bribery-act-2010-practical-guidanceshipping-industry/ The UK chamber of shipping is pleased to announce the launch of "The
Bribery Act 2010; Practical Guidance for the Shipping Industry".
Shipping becoming greener more quickly than we realise, says Stena Line CEO.
By Holly Birkett. Splash 24/7 [Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from:
http://splash247.com/shipping-becoming-greener-more The shipping industry is moving towards
more sustainable operation faster than expected, but environmental regulation must be enforced
internationally through the IMO rather than on a regional basis, the CEO of Stena Line said
today.
ICS International Shipping Conference Presentations, Wednesday September 9 2015,
British Library London. International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) [Online]. 9 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.ics-shipping.org/ics-conference-presentations-2015
EMSA starts LNG bunker study. By Lucy Hine. TradeWinds [Online]. 9 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.tradewindsnews.com/gas/368269/emsa-starts-lng-bunker-study
A new study to assess the LNG bunkering facilities in the Mediterranean and Eastern European
countries is being undertaken by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
Thousands of digital newspapers and magazines now available for crew on commercial
and leisure vessels. Hellenic Shipping News [Online]. 9 September 2015. Available from:
http://goo.gl/rf1S3e Canada-based PressReader and Telemar Group have partnered to launch a
newspaper and magazine solution addressing the maritime and enterprise sectors, and in
particular the commercial shipping industry.
What of getting trucks off the road and into ships? By Roderick Craig. TradeWinds
[Online]. 11 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/368333/what-of-getting-trucks-off-the-road-and-intoships Asked what support DFDS is getting to promote the freight shift from tarmac to water in
Europe, chief executive Niels Smedegaard said: "We are glad that the EU [European Union]
again and again have said shortsea shipping is part of their vision for the future.
Position Paper: Loss of ship records. International Union of Marine Insurers (IUMI) [Online].
10 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.iumi.com/images/gillian/PoliticalForum/IUMI_Position_Paper_Loss_of_ship_records_
10_09_15.pdf
There is an increasing tendency for the outgoing technical managers to
remove all records from the ship when a vessel changes ownership, leaving the incoming crew
and management with very little information on the condition of the ship and the machinery.
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Competing to be a new home for Greek shipowners. By David Glass.
Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 10 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/europe/competing-to-be-a-new-home-for-greek-shipowners.html At first it
was Cyprus, then Singapore and London, now it is Dubai and Canada, which are openly
courting Greek shipowners looking for alternatives to their home base as they face an increased
tax burden in future.
The new ice curtain: Russia's strategic reach to the Arctic. By Heather A. Conley and
Caroline Rohloff. Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) [Online]. 27 August 2015.
Available from: https://csis.org/publication/new-ice-curtain The New Ice Curtain explores
Russia's strategic ambitions for its Arctic region-an understudied and underappreciated area that
encompasses nearly the entire northern coast of Eurasia.
Report
Shipowners and unions slug it out on FoCs. By David Osler. Lloyd's List [Online].
10 September 2015. Available from: http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/article468380.ece
Long-running campaign against open registries debated at ICS conference.
Nigeria must diversify its fleet, says former minister. By Holly Birkett. Splash 24/7
[Online]. 14 September 2015. Available from: http://splash247.com/nigeria-must-diversify
Nigerian shipowners must diversify the nation's fleet away from tankers, says Captain
Emmanuel Ihenaccho, former minister of the interior and past vice-chairman of the Indigenous
Ship Owners Association of Nigeria.
The Coast Guard's Arctic tool box: A look at the equipment and scientific research
aboard a heavy icebreaker. By Lauren Ellis. Aljazeera [Online]. 10 September 2015.
Available from: http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/techknow/articles/2015/9/10/tech-icebreaker-healy-coast-guard-climate While nations compete for territorial control over opening
waters in the Arctic and President Obama eats wild salmon with Bear Grylls, a team of scientists
aboard a heavy icebreaker is charting a completely different course.
IUMI emphasises education, communication and lobbying. Hellenic Shipping News [Online].
15 September 2015. Available from: http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iumi-emphasiseseducation-communication-and-lobbying/ At the highly anticipated International Union of Marine
Insurance (IUMI) annual conference, IUMI President, Dieter Berg, detailed a number of key
initiatives that will continue to raise the organisation's profile and political influence on an
international level.
Cyprus president vows to 'safeguard shipping'. By Savahna Nightingale.
IHS Maritime 360 [Online]. 14 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/19267 Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades opened
Maritime Cyprus 2015 last night saying, "Our economy will return to one of growth and shipping
will play a leading role."
Industry fears law on container weight verification could bring cargo chaos.
By Gavin van Marle. The Loadstar [Online]. 15 September 2015. Available from:
http://theloadstar.co.uk/industry-fears-law Shippers, forwarders, shipping lines and container
terminals "urgently" need to begin discussions over the practicalities of implementing the
International Maritime Organization's (IMO) new regulation on container weights.
New IACS Chairman to focus on goal-based standards, cyber system safety and quality.
International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) [Online]. 14 September 2015.
Available from: http://www.iacs.org.uk/news/article.aspx?newsid=192 ABS CEO pledges to
support three areas crucial to industry as it tackles current challenges with an eye to the future.
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CYPRUS: Regulations and e-shipping are part of new shipping environment.
Hellenic Shipping News [Online]. 17 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/cyprus-regulations-and-e-shipping-are-part-of-newshipping-environment/ Andreas Chrysostomou, Acting Director of the Department of Merchant
Shipping said that the government has already started the implementation of a study for the
future of shipping in Cyprus, commissioned by the Ministry of Transport and Communications to
enhance the competitiveness of the maritime sector.
'Like it or not' more ultra-large container ships are coming. Sustainable Shipping [Online].
17 September 2015. Available from: http://www.sustainableshipping.com/n138834
Maersk Line has defended its commitment to ultra-large container ships (ULCS) at a time of
falling rates and overcapacity.
'Death ship' inquest finds foul play 'unlikely'. By Holly Birkett. Splash 24/7 [Online].
17 September 2015. Available from: http://splash247.com/death-ship-inquest Blood analysis
conducted as part of an inquest into how two men died onboard the 'death ship' Sage
Sagittarius has found that foul play is 'unlikely' but could not be ruled out.
DNV GL at IUMI 2015: Focus on shipping's current and emerging risks.
By Simon David Adams. DNV GL [Online]. 17 September 2015. Available from:
https://www.dnvgl.com/news/dnv-gl-at-iumi-2015-focus-on-shipping-s-current-and-emergingrisks-39303 The use of sensors and software-driven systems on board ships will enable greater
transparency and efficiency, but they also come with new challenges, said Tor E. Svensen, DNV
GL Group Executive Vice President, at the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI)
conference in Berlin this week.
Marintec China: Technology innovation, financing are key to China's maritime growth.
By Lee Hong Liang. Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 17 September 2015. Available from:
http://goo.gl/boIGZX Sustainable long term growth for China's maritime sector should be
modelled on continual technological innovation in the shipbuilding industry and promoting
prudent ship financing, according to Professor Zhang Shengkun at Shanghai Society of Naval
Architects & Ocean Engineers (SSNAOE).
Bureau Veritas classes first ethane-powered ships. By Kevin Tester. Bureau Veritas
[Online]. 16 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.imarest.org/themarineprofessional/item/1785-bureau-veritas-classes-first-ethanepowered-ships Classification society Bureau Veritas is classing the first ethane-powered ship.
JS Ineos Insight is the first of a series of eight 27,500m3 multi-gas Dragon-class vessels being
built at Sinopacific, China, for Denmark's Evergas.
Global logistics hub back on the agenda. By Richard Browne. Jamaica Observer [Online].
20 September 2015. Available from: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/Globallogistics-hub-back-on-the-agenda_19229486 The matter of Jamaica and its effort to become
the fourth global logistics hub after Rotterdam in The Netherlands, Singapore in Asia and Dubai
in Arabia, is to move onto the front burner again this week with the observance of World
Maritime Day on Saturday.
10 fun facts about World Maritime Day. By Dion Lee. Maritime Executive [Online].
17 September 2015. Available from: http://maritime-executive.com/blog/ten-fun-facts-aboutworld-maritime-day This year, World Maritime Day will be officially observed by the United
Nations on September 24, 2015.
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World Maritime Day: Naval chief pledges to develop maritime sector in Pakistan.
Daily Times (Pakistan) [Online]. 22 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/22-Sep-2015/world-maritime-day-naval-chief-pledges-todevelop-maritime-sector-in-pakistan Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah on
Monday pledged to make concentrated efforts towards development of the maritime sector in
Pakistan.
Maritime transparency: now you see it, now you don't. By Bob Rust. TradeWinds [Online].
21 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.tradewindsnews.com/TWplus/369128/maritime-transparency-now-you-see-it-nowyou-dont Bob Rust pays fond tribute to an all-too-brief window in which the US courts shone a
piercing light on the inner workings of the industry.
Tsipras Greek election win puts world's largest shipping community on full alert.
By David Glass. Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 21 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/americas/tsipras-greek-election-win-puts-worldslargest-shipping-community-on-full-alert.html The surprisingly clear victory of out-going Prime
Minister Alexis Tsipras' led coalition in Greece's 20 September election has not only trumped
pollsters but has again put the world's largest shipping community on full alert.
Outlook for shipping stocks to remain depressed. By Marcus Hand.
Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 23 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/americas/outlook-for-shipping-stocks-to-remain-depressed.html
Analysts expect the outlook for shipping equities to remain depressed, although some
opportunities are seen for stocks that have already been heavily traded down.
Sinopacific quashes rumours of unpaid wages to shipyard workers. By Lee Hong Liang.
Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 23 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/asia/sinopacific-quashes-rumours-of-unpaid-wages-to-shipyardworkers.html Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has quashed rumours that the company was
unable to pay wages to the shipyard workers, and asserted that all due wages were paid to
date.
Megaships are worsening overcapacity in the container market. By John Kemp. Reuters
[Online]. 22 September 2015. Available from: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/09/23/shippingmegaships-kemp-idUKL5N11S2SW20150923 Container shipping lines are poised to take
delivery of a new generation of "megaships" over the next two years, just as the growth of world
trade is slowing down, contributing to massive overcapacity in the market.
Govt. launches 'Maritime Week' celebration programs. By Waruni Paranagamage.
Daily FT (Sri Lanka) [Online]. 24 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.ft.lk/article/474833/Govt--launches-%E2%80%98 The Ministry of Ports and Shipping
yesterday launched several programs to celebrate the country's first-ever Maritime Week as
declared by the Government from 21 to 27 September.
Postal Dept. to unveil World Maritime Day 2015 first day cover, revenue stamp 2015.
Daily FT (Sri Lanka) [Online]. 24 September 2015. Available from:
http://www.ft.lk/article/474839/Postal-Dept--to-unveil-World-Maritime-Day In recognition of
World Maritime Day today, 24 September, on the recommendation of the Minister of Ports and
Shipping Arjuna Ranatunga, the Postal Department will for the first time issue a first day cover
and a revenue stamp to mark World Maritime Day 2015.
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Greek govt revives standalone Shipping Ministry. By David Glass.
Seatrade Maritime News [Online]. 24 September 2015. Available from: http://www.seatrademaritime.com/news/europe/greek-govt-revives-standalone-shipping-ministry.html
With shipping and shipping related issues likely to play an important role in government plans to
raise revenues and meet the demands of creditors, Greece's incoming leftist-led coalition
government has a New Ministry, Shipping and Island Policy.
Nicaragua says planned canal will cut sailing time for mega-ships. Hellenic Shipping News
[Online]. 24 September 2015. Available from: http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/nicaraguasays-planned-canal-will-cut-sailing-time-for-mega-ships/ Building an inter-oceanic canal
crossing Nicaragua "is closer than ever" and will markedly reduce travel time and costs for
mega-ships, a Nicaraguan senior official said here.
Arctic shipping and safety – legal challenges and opportunities. Hellenic Shipping News
[Online]. 24 September 2015. Available from: http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/arcticshipping-and-safety-legal-challenges-and-opportunities/ One of the most significant global
issues over the past 10 years is the vast changes in the Arctic region.
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RESEARCH
Going deep: Cautious steps toward seabed mining. By Charles W. Schmidt.
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). [Online]. (2015). Available from:
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/123-A234/ The deep ocean was once assumed to be lifeless and
barren.
Marine seismic surveys and ocean noise: time for coordinated and prudent planning.
By D. P. Nowacek, C. W. Clark et al. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. [Online].
(2015). Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/130286 Marine seismic surveys use intense
(eg = 230 decibel [dB] root mean square [RMS]) sound impulses to explore the ocean bottom for
hydrocarbon deposits, conduct geophysical research, and establish resource claims under the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Significant increase of aerosol number concentrations in air masses crossing a densely
trafficked sea area. By Simonas Kecorius, Niku Kivekäs et al. Oceanologia. [Online].
(2015). Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323415001062
In this study, we evaluated 10 months data (September 2009 to June 2010) of atmospheric
aerosol particle number size distribution at three atmospheric observation stations along the
Baltic Sea coast: Vavihill (upwind, Sweden), Utö (upwind, Finland), and Preila (downwind,
Lithuania).
Economic savings linked to future Arctic shipping trade are at odds with climate change
mitigation. By Haakon Lindstad, Ryan M. Bright et al. Transport Policy. [Online]. (2016).
Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X15300470
This paper assesses costs, emissions, and climate impact by freight shipping in the Arctic with
main focus on the Northern Sea Route.
Natural gas as a marine fuel. By Heather Thomson, James J. Corbett et al.
Energy Policy. [Online]. (2015). Available from:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421515300665 This paper provides new
knowledge about the life-cycle emissions of natural gas compared to traditional petroleumbased fuels in the marine sector.
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