Selected mini straddle carriers can now be fitted with VGM container weighing equipment, as a cost-effective solution to the new SOLAS weight requirements that came into effect globally on July 1st 2016. Managing director of Mobicon Mini ...
From 1 July 2016, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will implement changes to regulations for container weight verifications in the shipping industry, requiring shippers to provide a verified gross mass (VGM) for containers. ...
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Image courtesy of Greenpeace. Board members from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have met with ministers from shipping nations around the world and the secretary general of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), to ...
LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings LLC, of Jennings, LA, a subsidiary of LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC announced today that it has signed contracts with Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC, an affiliate of Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) of ...
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Preventing harmful spray-outs from failing pipe joints, especially where toxic, corrosive and other dangerous liquids are involved is acknowledged as a vitally important part of plant safety. Regrettably, accidents do happen and pipe ...
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