The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has decided to extend the deadline for statutory ISM audits by 3 months. The deadline is extended without further approval by the NMA.
The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) issues sea service books on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Authority. NAV reports on reduced capacity and will therefore give priority to seafarers on vessels engaged on foreign voyages.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China.
The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has noticed an increase in questions about the coronavirus related to seafarers. If necessary, the NMA will assist the shipping companies related to any operational challenges due to the virus outbreak.
The ferry MF Bastø VI recently made its first fully automated voyage between Horten and Moss with passengers on board. The new support system installed by Torghatten and Bastø Fosen provides a platform for optimised fuel consumption, reduced greenhouse gas emissions as well as more exact timekeeping.
The Tokyo and Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on port State control (PSC) have been working collaboratively to ensure that vessel owners and operators are aware that under the Authorities belonging to these MoUs, inspections will be undertaken to ensure compliance with the new sulphur limit requirements on marine fuel oil, from 1 January 2020.
CLC and CLB certificates are the first certificates to be issued electronically. The purpose of these certificates is to document that the company carries adequate insurance to cover any claim of compensation for damage caused by oil spills.
The Norwegian Maritime Authority has received questions regarding the security level and situation in the Persian Gulf. So far, the security level is unchanged. The level has already been raised due to previous security risk assessments.
The battery manufacturer Corvus is ready to present its first findings after the fire onboard the “MF Ytterøyningen” this autumn. The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) backs up the findings, even though the NMA also would like to consider the report from Norwegian National Criminal Investigation Service (KRIPOS) before drawing our conclusion.
A Singapore company has accepted and paid a NOK 7 million fine for violation of the Pollution Control Act and the General Civil Penal Code as a consequence of an attempt to illegally export the Harrier for scrapping.
The first cruise season with new regulations for the world heritage fjords is behind us. The harbourmasters on the fjords concerned have received fewer complaints about smoke, but are already looking forward to even stricter regulations in the years to come.
This week, three bulk carriers flagged into NIS from Singapore. In the course of September, we expect another three bulk carriers from the same shipowner into the same register.
Reference is made to the incident in the Strait of Hormuz 13th of June 2019. Due to the attacks and the unconfirmed circumstances The Norwegian Maritime Authority, NMA, have decided to give the following instructions to CSO, SSO and Masters on board Norwegian flagged vessels:
On 13 June 2019, at 06.03, the Marshall Island flagged tanker, the Front Altair, was attacked between the Emirates and Iran. There were reportedly tree detonations on board the ship. The crew have been rescued by a passing ship and no injuries are reported.
The reason for maintaining a safety level concerning ISPS2 in the area, is that there is still no confirmed information after the incident in Fujairah on 12 May 2019 that would require a change of safety level.
The MS Magellan, which is owned by the Greek company Global Cruise Lines Ltd, has violated the legislation on fuel sulphur limits in the world heritage fjords and has received a notice of a violation fine of 700,000 NOK.
Based on incidents concerning several ships at Fujairah port by the Gulf of Oman, the Norwegian Maritime Authority has raised the security level temporarily for Norwegian ships in the ISPS1 to ISPS2 area.
Throughout the night, the NMA has worked together with the ship's classification society, Lloyd’s, and the company in order to identify the reason why the Viking Sky suffered power “blackout” at Hustadvika in challenging weather conditions on Saturday 23 March. For the present, our conclusion is that the engine failure was directly caused by low oil pressure.
The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) continued the inspection onboard the Viking Sky yesterday. The main focus was on the ship’s machinery and logs covering the alarms that went off prior to and during the incident in Hustadvika Saturday afternoon.
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