A breach of containment of hydraulic hoses or pipes onboard a ship in a port can result in personal injury, disruption to operations and environmental pollution incidents. UNDERSTANDING THE RISK … Continue reading LOSS PREVENTION GUIDANCE: HYDRAULIC HOSE AND PIPE FAILURE IN PORT

OUR PARTNER FOR THE ISSUE Triglav Maritime provides bespoke, comprehensive consultancy services focusing on risk management, loss prevention, as well as marine vetting and assurance matters. The founder, Capt. Ostrowicki … Continue reading CLIMATE CHANGE: SEVERE WEATHER AND ITS IMPACT ON SHIPPING RISKS

Record keeping is a vital part of complying with the ‘International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004’ (BWM Convention), and an area that … Continue reading BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT – NEW STANDARDS FOR BALLAST WATER RECORD BOOK (BWRB) INTRODUCED IN 2025

Starting 1 January 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will broaden the scope of its at-berth emissions control requirements1 for ocean-going vessels. From this date, emissions control compliance will … Continue reading LOSS PREVENTION UPDATE: EXPANSION OF AT BERTH REQUIREMENTS IN CALIFORNIA

Update – 01 January 2025 Please note that due to a delay in incorporating this regulation into the EEA Agreement, both Norwegian and Icelandic ports will be treated as third-country … Continue reading FuelEU MARITIME REGULATIONS – USING LOW-CARBON FUEL TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

The Alternative Fuels Watch report by Britannia P&I provides an update on alternative fuels in the maritime industry, such as biofuels, LNG, methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen. This publication is valuable … Continue reading ALTERNATIVE FUELS UPDATE

The IMO recently hosted the 82nd session of the MEPC between 30 September and 4 October 2024. Highlights include: Two new emission control areas under MARPOL Annex VI were confirmed. … Continue reading INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) – MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE (MEPC) UPDATE

FuelEU Maritime Regulation – Regional regulation with global implications From 1 January 2025, cargo and passenger ships over 5,000 gross GT must comply with a cap on the allowable Greenhouse … Continue reading BRITANNIA LOSS PREVENTION WEBINAR: FuelEU MARITIME REGULATION

The BMSB is native to East Asia, specifically found in China, Japan and South Korea; it has aggressively invaded the US and Europe and is considered an invasive species by … Continue reading BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG (BMSB) SEASONAL MEASURES FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND – 2024-2025

Loss prevention insight on alternative fuels, focusing on ammonia.

Loss prevention insight on alternative fuels, focusing on liquefied natural gas (LNG).

With decarbonisation and the green transition topping the shipping agenda, shipowners are exploring greener alternative fuels to meet their future emission targets. The industry is conducting intensive research and testing … Continue reading BRITANNIA LOSS PREVENTION WEBINAR: ALTERNATIVE FUELS – AN INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Loss prevention insight on alternative fuels, specifically methanol and hydrogen

Flighted Spongy Moth Complex (FSMC) season 2025 update – This page was originally published in April 2024 and will be updated again when country-specific guidelines are issued in 2025. The … Continue reading FLIGHTED SPONGY MOTH COMPLEX (FSMC) SEASON 2024 – FORMERLY ASIAN GYPSY MOTH

Loss prevention insight on biofuels, specifically highlighting Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) and Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO)

The Britannia Loss Prevention team hosted its latest webinar, EU ETS – A New Era in Shipping. The webinar was hosted by Jacob Damgaard, Divisional Director and Head of Loss … Continue reading BRITANNIA LOSS PREVENTION WEBINAR: EU ETS – A NEW ERA IN SHIPPING

The maritime industry is undergoing a profound transformation as it seeks to reduce its environmental footprint and transition towards more sustainable practices. One innovation that has received attention is wind-assisted … Continue reading WIND-ASSISTED PROPULSION

Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster happened in 2011, the South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) has monitored by sample surveys the ballast water of vessels at Korean ports … Continue reading GUIDANCE ON MEASURES TO PREVENT INFLOW OF POSSIBLE RADIOACTIVE BALLAST WATER

The Club has seen several pollution incidents involving the accidental transfer of cargo into an adjacent ballast water tank. The main causes are pitting or corrosion of cargo tanks which … Continue reading BALLAST OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICE: BALLAST TANK INSPECTION

The Club has seen an increase in the number of incidents relating to water ingress into holds, the consequences of which can prove costly and cause delays to vessels’ schedules. … Continue reading FLOODING OF CARGO HOLDS – WATER INGRESS FROM CARGO LINES, BILGE LINES AND FROM BALLAST TANKS

On 18 December 2022 the European Parliament and Council came to an agreement on the revision of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) extending this to also include shipping … Continue reading PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE SHIPPING IN THE EU’S EMISSION TRADING SYSTEM FROM 2024

The decarbonisation of shipping is probably the biggest challenge the industry has ever faced. Many alternative fuels are being developed and are starting to be tested and used. While the … Continue reading AMMONIA AS A FUEL

In recent years decarbonisation has become one of the most common words in the shipping news media. The United Nations’ Paris agreement on climate change in 2015 made a commitment … Continue reading DECARBONISATION: PROGRESS SO FAR AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

In recent years, terms like sustainability and ESG (environmental, social and governance) have become very common, not just within the shipping industry but globally. However, what do these words mean … Continue reading IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE

The Britannia Loss Prevention department hosted its latest webinar, Emergency Response Following a Marine Casualty, at 0900 BST on Wednesday 25 May 2022. The webinar was hosted by Captain Simon … Continue reading BRITANNIA LOSS PREVENTION WEBINAR: EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOLLOWING A MARINE CASUALTY

The Club recently saw an incident where a number of unfortunate events, including the fall of the vessel’s spare main engine cylinder liner, led to an oil spill. Although the … Continue reading OIL SPILL ON DECK

In an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA, Jacob Damgaard, Associate Director, Loss Prevention, Britannia P&I, highlights that the maritime industry will only move forward with close cooperation between industry stakeholders. The … Continue reading SAFETY4SEA INTERVIEW WITH BRITANNIA’S JACOB DAMGAARD

Members are reminded that new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) legislation under MARPOL Annex VI is due to become applicable in just one year, with the new regulations requiring various measures … Continue reading ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXISTING SHIP INDEX (EEXI) – NEW LEGISLATION

Work by the IMO on the prevention of air pollution from ships led to the adoption of the Protocol of 1997 to the MARPOL Convention.  The Protocol added a new … Continue reading EMISSIONS

The MARPOL convention allows for the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems[1] (EGCS, more commonly referred to as scrubbers) as an alternative means of complying with the 2020 low sulphur … Continue reading LIST OF JURISDICTIONS RESTRICTING OR BANNING SCRUBBER WASH WATER DISCHARGES FROM EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS (EGCS)

The global low sulphur requirements of 0.50% by mass (m/m) came into force on 1 January 2020 under the MARPOL convention. However, some areas/regions have implemented separate local legislation with … Continue reading LOW SULPHUR REGULATIONS: EMISSION CONTROLLED AREAS

The introduction of invasive species into a new eco-system can have serious consequences and it is well documented that invasive species can flourish in a new environment. The invasive species … Continue reading BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT (BWM) INCLUDING AN OVERVIEW OF THE BWM CONVENTION

There has been a recent case of a Member finding a significant number of cockroaches on board a modular container ship which required all the cargo to be discharged and … Continue reading AVOID COCKROACHES