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こちら Japan flag を選択して頂くと、言語設定が日本語に切り替わります。設定変更後は以下の機能が利用可能です。

  • 日本語版ウェブサイトへのクイックアクセスが可能となり、日本語の刊行物をご覧頂けます。

  • 日本語版が閲覧可能な刊行物や記事については、日本語が優先表示されます。表示言語については Japan flag をご参照下さい。

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By selecting Japan flag, you have now set your language to Japanese. This has several benefits, including:

  • Providing quick access to our Japan page, which collates all our Japanese content in one place.

  • Ensures that content is presented to you in Japanese first, if we have an article, publication or webpage available in Japanese. Look out for the Japan flag indicators across the site.

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点击选择 China flag,可将网站语言设置为中文。这能帮助您:

  • 快速访问我们的中国区页面,该页面将有网站内容的中文汇总。

  • 在我们的文章、出版物或者网页有中文版本提供的情况下,确保首先向您展示的是中文版本的内容。您可关注站点上的 China flag 按键。

关闭 点击任意其他国旗,可切换您的语言偏好。

By selecting China flag, you have now set your language to Chinese. This has several benefits, including:

  • Providing quick access to our China page, which collates all our Chinese content in one place.

  • Ensures that content is presented to you in Chinese first, if we have an article, publication or webpage available in Chinese. Look out for the China flag indicators across the site.

Close If you’d like to change your language preferences again, simply click on one of the other flags.

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New Year, New Rules on Ship Recycling and Cyber Security

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Two new important regulations will take effect in the new year which require shipowners to act.

Cyber Security

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) states that cyber security should be included in safety management systems (SMS) from January 2021.

Compliance with Resolution MSC.428 (98) Maritime Cyber Risk Management Systems is an important part of being prepared for cyber risks. Accidents, financial loss, business disruption and damage to a company’s reputation can all happen as a result of digital or electronic systems failing or being attacked.

The Resolution states that a vessel’s safety management system should take into account cyber risk management in accordance with the ISM Code and it encourages Flag States to ensure that cyber risks are appropriately addressed no later than the first annual verification of the company’s Document of Compliance after 1 January 2021.

See here for more information on cyber security.

Ship Recycling

From 31 December 2020, all vessels of 500 GT or over calling at an EU port or anchorage will require to have on board an Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) which is approved by their Flag State.

This is a requirement under Regulation (EU) No. 1257/2013 on Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR), and will apply to all vessels, regardless of flag.

The inventory is a list of hazardous materials that form part of the ship’s structure and equipment, operationally generated hazardous wastes and stores on board.

Non-EU flagged vessels can also be certified against EU SRR by complying with the requirements of the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, which has yet to be ratified.

Read more about the challenges of meeting the requirements of the EU SSR in our previous Signals article Ship Scrapping: Material Matters here.



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