Organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and operators have welcomed the development by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of a first set of generic interim guidelines for the training of seafarers working on ships using alternative fuels or new technologies.
Keyword: Safety
Ammonia as fuel – competencies and training
With the need to reduce carbon emissions, vessel owners and operators are looking to the use of alternative fuels to aid with their emissions reduction efforts.
Alternative fuels require alternative thinking on crew training
The rapid introduction of alternative fuels in the maritime industry has outpaced updates to crew training standards and regulatory frameworks.
Mapping safety risks for hydrogen-fuelled ships. Study investigating the safety of hydrogen as fuel on ships
This report analyses hydrogen’s main characteristics to frame which safety hazards, system threats and risks to be considered and mitigated when using hydrogen as ship fuel.
Ammonia toxicity concerns in focus for shipping as Singapore cleans up oil spill
Ammonia toxicity concerns are in focus after an oil spill incident in June at Singapore’s Pasir Panjang Terminal, as the shipping industry doubles down on cleaner fuels for maritime decarbonation with keen interest in risk management and preparedness to deal with future bunker spills.