Recorded 15+15 webinar: Autonomous vessels

Jon Lorentzen Nordgard from Massterly will be talking about autonomous vessels. In addition to reducing costs, autonomy can become an important piece in the energy transformation from fossil to renewable propulsion systems in shipping. Several autonomous vessels are now in the testing phase to achieve unmanned commercial operations. Massterly will share with you their thoughts on how autonomy will impact the shipping industry.

Homecoming for NYPE 2015 at ASBA hosted seminar

At a seminar hosted by ASBA in Stamford on 10 November the NYPE 2015 time charter party was presented to ASBA members.

15+15 webinar: One billion bottles

One billion bottles - What can and should the shipping industry do to play it’s part in addressing marine plastic litter? Ship-based sources of plastics to the ocean are largely unknown but its estimated that they are significantly lower than plastics from mismanagement on land. This is particularly valid for commercial ships where regulation is simple – discharge of all plastics into the sea from ships is prohibited. Nonetheless at BIMCO we believe that shipping should play its part in the marine plastics story –we have the potential to be leaders in this area- removing and reducing unnecessary plastics on board as well as advocating for change in how plastic waste is managed on land.

LINERTIME 2015

The LINERTIME is a deep sea time charter party. Originally published in 1968 and revised in 1974 and 2015. The 2015 revision was a technical update where the latest editions of BIMCO’s core clauses replaced the earlier versions of the same. The latest edition of this contract is LINERTIME 2015. Copyright in LINERTIME 2015 is held by BIMCO.

Recorded 15+15 webinar: Hull Cleaning

Viktor Avlonitis, from Hempel Marine Solutions talked about biofouling monitoring, hull inspections and hull cleaning. Good practices on inspections and cleaning interventions have considerable implications for both hull performance and for the environment.

15+15 webinar: Responsible Tank Cleaning

The discussion questions the relevance of the wall wash inspection and recommends replacing the wall wash with washing water analysis as a safer, more environmentally aware method of determining cargo tank suitability prior to loading any cargo. There is still a reluctance within the wider chemical tanker industry to accept that there may be better alternatives to the wall wash, so in order to address this, Guy Johnson, Director of L&I Maritime Ltd. , will explore just how little the wall wash inspection actually offers at the same time recognising the safety and environmental impacts of achieving a wall wash standard and how the washing water analysis actually contributes to safer working conditions and lower GHG emissions. Does the wall wash inspection definitely tell commercial interests that a cargo can be loaded successfully or not? Assuming a vessel is clean by hiding behind a wall wash result could be seen as bordering on stupidity. The “dilution effect” is the reason why vessels load successfully, not the wall wash specification. Washing Water Analysis significantly reduces confined space entry for the vessels’ crews and cargo surveyors. Washing Water Analysis contributes to a 58% reduction in CO2 emissions during tank cleaning.

Wood Packaging Material – ISPM 15 Phytosanitary Guidelines

Regulations of wood packaging material in international trade are governed by the International Standards for Phytosanitary measures (ISPM) standard 15.

Jordan - National holidays 2015

The shipping market in 2015 and looking forward

2015 never really took off, even though the global economic activity looked stronger earlier in the year. The negative indicators seen at the end of 2014 were not overcome, and we saw a significantly lower level of growth for global GDP in 2015 than in the previous five years. This was primarily due to the struggling emerging markets and developing economies, led by changes in China’s economic focus.

NYPE 2015

The New York Produce Exchange Form (NYPE) is the most widely used standard time charter party in the dry cargo sector. NYPE 2015 was developed in cooperation between BIMCO, the Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (ASBA), who are the copyright holders of the form, and the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF). The latest edition of this contract is NYPE 2015.