In July 2016 we reported the following:

Circulars

General Average – “York Antwerp Rules (YAR) 2016” adopted by the Comite Maritime International (CMI)
22 July – Following four years of consultation and an extensive review by a CMI International Working Group (“IWG”), the YAR 2016 were adopted by the CMI Assembly at its conference in New York in early May.

Member Alerts

MARS report August 2016
29 July – Latest MARS edition is now available under our Loss Prevention-section.

MSS Case August – Suez Canal grounding with pilot onboard
26 July – In the Monthly Safety Scenario for August 2016, you can read about a grounding incident with pilot onboard at the Suez Canal.

Situation in Turkey
18 July – Updated information regarding the situation in Turkey.

Change of practice for HME cargoes and guidance for port reception facility providers and users
12 July – Discharges of ‘harmful to the marine environment’ (HME) cargo residue and cargo hold washing water overboard are no longer permitted.

UPDATE: Guidelines – Mandatory container weight verification implementation
8 July – We have updated our guidelines regarding the IMO requirement of container weight verification with information concerning China. See Member Alert 30 June – Guidelines – Mandatory container weight verification implementation

Social Media Guidance for Seafarers
8 July – INTERTANKO has issued ‘Social Media Guidance for Seafarers’ to help seafarers use social media, whilst avoiding its many pitfalls.

Monthly Safety Scenario – Injury during mooring operation
6 July – This month the case is about a mooring accident with severe consequences.

Overview of the potential risks – Black Sea ports, Russia
6 July – In view of the beginning new ‘grain’ season in Russia and the expected considerable export volume of grain cargoes this year there will be an increase of the vessel traffic in such areas as Port Kavkaz (STS operations of sea/ocean going vessels) and Kerch Strait (comparatively small river-sea going vessels calling ports of Rostov, Azov and Taganrog).

MARS Report
5 July – The Nautical Institute is an international representative body for maritime professionals and has over 7,000 members in 115 different countries.

Club News

Shipping Podcast: The future of transport and logistics
26 July – In this episode, you can hear Diane Giplin talk about renewal energy in the maritime sector.

Shipping podcast: The seafarer’s welfare
8 July – In the latest episode, Roger Harris, Executive Director of the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), talks about the help and support seafarers around the world can receive through the network.

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