claims, including claims for unpaid wages. Now, the payment of such claims will be expedited by the financial security system. Furthermore, payment of outstanding claims to seafarers or their families in cases of death or long- term disability resulting from their employment will also be expedited.
Of the 81 States that have ratified the Convention, only two have formally expressed their disagreement with the 2014 amendments. Two others have requested to defer their entry into force until 18 January 2018, while several others are yet to submit a formal declaration of acceptance.
Besides addressing the immediate issues of protecting seafarers and their families in case of abandonment, death and long-term disability, the development and entry into force of the amendments demonstrate that the MLC, 2006 can effectively be updated to meet the pressing needs of seafarers and the shipping industry.
The first amendments made to to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), which ensure better protection to seafarers has entered into force on 18 January 2017.
carriers, and mitigate the safety risks associated with transporting the liquid hydrogen via sea. The interim carriage requirements are a critical milestone in the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain Project and will allow the pilot project to proceed in 2020.
Photo credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett
AMSA TO DEVELOP NEW SAFETY STANDARDS FOR SHIPPING LIQUID HYDROGEN
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Australia and Japan at the headquarters of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) in Canberra which will allow liquid hydrogen to be shipped in bulk for the first time.
Ship containment systems are being developed in Japan that will be capable of safely transporting liquid hydrogen in bulk from Australia to Japan as part of a pilot project scheduled to commence in 2020.
Bulk gas cargoes are carried under the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) which is a mandatory code under the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention.
The IGC code does not currently allow for the transportation of liquid hydrogen. Cargoes not covered by the code can be carried if there is an agreement between relevant nations – the flag State of the ship, port of loading and port of unloading – and changes are developed to the code and taken to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for approval.
Australia worked with Japan to develop interim carriage requirements for the transportation of liquid hydrogen in bulk from Australia to Japan. These were agreed to at the IMO Maritime Safety Committee in November 2016.
The interim carriage requirements specify the construction standards of containment vessels for liquid hydrogen
The memorandum signing was a key element in this process, and an important step forward for Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), which is building the pilot project’s liquid hydrogen carrier.
The pilot project between Australia and Japan will inform future amendments to the IGC Code which will allow liquid hydrogen to be carried in bulk under the code without any special agreements.
SAILING YACHT A HAS BEEN DELIVERED BY THE GERMAN YARD NOBISKRUG
Nobiskrug, the luxury German superyacht yard, has announced that it has delivered Sailing Yacht A, one of the world’s largest sail assisted superyachts and one of the most eagerly awaited launches of 2017.
Built for the the Russian billionaire, Andrey Melnichenko, the sail assisted superyacht measures almost 143 metres (468 ft) with a gross tonnage of about 12,600 GT.
Sailing Yacht A has been designed by Philippe Starck, who is known for creating unconventional vessels which challenge the expectations of conventional aesthetics; he was responsible for
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