2020 marked the implementation of the much anticipated global 0.5% m/m sulphur cap regulation, commonly referred to as IMO-2020. However, the potential consequences from the fallout of IMO-2020 were overshadowed by the impact of COVID-19.
The pandemic also forced the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meetings planned to be held between March and July 2020 to be postponed and reconstructed on a virtual platform during the later part of this year, which effectively slowed down the pace of some key work done on the regulatory front. Even though the challenges posed by the pandemic remain a crucial issue for the maritime sector, it is not the only one, as the effects of climate change demand environmental issues to remain a high priority.
Verifavia Shipping Provides Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement With IHM Maintenance Services For 350 Vessels
Verifavia Shipping doubles IHM maintenance fleet from 600 to 1,300 in just one week, ahead of EU SRR IHM deadline
PARIS, CYPRUS, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG – Monday 14 December 2020: Verifavia Shipping provides Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) with Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) maintenance services for around 350 vessels in the BSM fleet. This, along with several other contracts, brings Verifavia Shipping’s total IHM Maintenance fleet to almost 1,300 vessels.
This contract follows the launch of Verifavia’s new ‘3-Way Plug & Play’ IHM Maintenance Dashboard, a platform which provides efficient and continuous maintenance of IHM reports. The dashboard is the industry’s leading online platform providing shipowners, superintendents, vessels, and even Port State Control (PSC) and Classification Societies with live access to the IHM maintenance status of every vess
Verifavia wins IHM maintenance deal covering 350 BSM ships December 15, 2020, by Naida Hakirevic
Emissions verification company Verifavia Shipping has secured a contract to provide Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) maintenance services for around 350 vessels in the Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) fleet. This, along with several other contracts, brings Verifavia Shipping’s total IHM Maintenance fleet to almost 1,300 vessels.
This contract follows the launch of Verifavia’s new platform that provides continuous maintenance of IHM reports. Via the online platform, shipowners, superintendents, vessels, port state control (PSC) and classification societies have live access to the IHM maintenance status of every vessel.
From 31 December 2020, the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) will be extended to cover all EU-flagged ships, as well as ships trading under the flag of a third country, that call at an EU port or ancho