New inspection regime to start on 1 January 2009
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Norway is enforcing International Labour Organisation Convention No. 178 - the Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention. DNV will conduct these inspections in accordance with requirements set by the Norwegian flag authority.
The Norwegian flag authority, represented by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate (NMD), has directed all its recognised organisations to start inspecting ships as from the beginning of [...]
Making the transition to Maritime Labour Convention compliance
DNV is helping ship owners and operators to make a smooth transition to compliance with the new standards for the living and working conditions of seafarers, which are expected to enter into force as early as in 2011.
The International Labour Organisation has today released new guidelines for inspections of compliance with the requirements in the [...]
Crew crunch may compromise shipping safety standards
Safety standards within the shipping industry risk being compromised further as the world grapples with an increasing shortage of skilled ship crew, believe senior industry players.
Specialist shipping sectors such as LNG (liquefied natural gas), oil and chemical shipping that require highly skilled and experienced seafarers are some of the worst hit sectors in the industry.
Besides [...]
Planning a greener cruise industry.
High speed ships and floating islands will ensure a more environmentally friendly cruise industry, say fourteen Master’s students spending their summer holidays with DNV.
Their task during a six-week cross-disciplinary internship programme, “The year 2030 green cruise experience”, has been to design an environmentally friendly cruise concept where everything from leisure activities to the vessel itself [...]
DGS revokes ban on foreign society surveys.
The shipping administration has withdrawn the controversial notification, issued on April 30, 2008, revoking the authority reposed on 6 IACS member foreign classification societies for conducting statutory surveys on Indian ships on its behalf.
The notification, which created lot of flutter in local shipping industry, was to take effect from August, after expiry of 90 days. [...]
