Action Item: With less than 30 days remaining before the July 1, 2016, effective date of the new International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (“SOLAS”) Regulation VI/2 amendments, the ...
Amendments to SOLAS regulation V/19, to make mandatory the carriage of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) and Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm Systems (BNWAS), under SOLAS chapter ...
“The SOLAS Convention in its successive forms is generally regarded as the most important of all international treaties concerning the safety of merchant ships. The first version was adopted in 1914, ...
Gross container weight is a critical variable for all players within the container logistics supply chain. The misdeclaration of container weights globally has resulted in vessel casualties, ship’s ...
With the SOLAS Convention now requiring container weight verification from 1st July 2016 onwards following the amendment approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last November, the ...
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New maritime regulations take effect

A SWEEPING new regime of maritime regulations entered into force on Jan. 1, 2026, marking a significant change for the global ...