The Mariner's Blog

Electronic Information Exchange Mandatory for Ports
  • May 1, 2019
  • Monique Dean
Electronic Information Exchange Mandatory for Ports

"The new FAL Convention requirement for all Public Authorities to establish systems for the electronic exchange of information related to maritime ...

What Shippers Need To Know About The SOLAS Gross Mass Weight Verification Requirement For Containers
  • Nov 14, 2015
  • Charles Hays
What Shippers Need To Know About The SOLAS Gross Mass Weight Verification Requirement For Containers

The Maritime Safety Committee at its ninety-fourth session (MSC 94, November 2014) approved for adoption the draft amendments to SOLAS chapter VI t...

  • Mar 30, 2012
  • Tim Gossett
New Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 2012

IMO has just published the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 2012 Edition, which replaces the previous edition published in 1996....

  • Oct 21, 2011
  • Tim Gossett
4 Reasons Why You Need an ACEP

If you own a fleet of containers, you should have an Approved Continuous Examination Program (ACEP). Compared to a periodic examination program, an...