Major Upgrade to ISF Watchkeeper
from representing the industry during the development by IMO and ILO of what are very complex seafarers’ work hour regulations. In collaboration with the expertise of IT Energy, ICS is committed to the continuous improvement of a product that remains the original and the best,” said Simon Bennett, Director, Policy and External Relations, at ICS. ”ISF Watchkeeper 3.5 has been designed to create an enhanced user experience“, said Michael Papageorge, Managing Director, at IT Energy. “It is now more effective than ever at taking care of the full range of on board requirements
Disasters at Sea & Their Impact on Shipping Regulation
; Prestige (2002) and Erika (1999): Both casualties and spills happened in almost the same spot off the northwest coast of France and Spain, and both became a huge political issue, leading to Eur-OPA, the European equivalent of OPA90 “It was the final nail in the coffin,” says Simon Bennett, Director External Relations for the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), an international trade association for the shipping industry representing ship owners and operators. Those incidents “led to a massive acceleration of the schedule to phase out single-hulled tankers.”
