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As part of its Good Catch series, has published a poster that underscores the importance of good housekeeping in ensuring safety and smooth operations onboard.
According to the American Club, practicing good housekeeping onboard is essential to ensuring personal safety, fire prevention and environmental protection. Make a Good Catch by committing to regular housekeeping checklists, maintaining cleanliness, and keeping emergency exits clear to support a safer and more efficient vessel.
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In the latest Monthly Safety Scenario for October, presenting an incident of extensive main engine damage due to broken lube oil (LO) filter.
A container vessel experienced extensive main engine damage due to broken lube oil (LO) filter candle mesh wires. Initial signs appeared in mid-January (wire fragments in the sump tank strainer), followed by repeated discoveries of mesh wires and metal fines through February, March, and April.
By May, significant contamination was confirmed, with metal fragments embedded in bearings, crankpins, turbochargers, and other vital components. Starting late May, the vessel went off-hire at a lay-by berth in Singapore.
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Please be advised that there have been several reported cases of vessel owners being scammed through the use of fake bills of lading. The parties involved were Cremer Singapore (seller) and KASKAD AGRO GROUP LLC (exporter). We strongly advise all of our Clients to exercise caution and thoroughly verify all documents if approached by these companies or anyone claiming to represent them.
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The pollution fines in Turkiye will be increased by 25.49 % based on the inflation adjustment announced by the Directorate of Revenue Administration on 03 November 2025.
In view of above, the pollution fines will be applied from 01.01.2026 to 31.12.2026 as per following Tariff.
- A) THE NEW POLLUTION FINES
I- Petrol and Petroleum products discharged to sea by tankers:
A For vessels up to 1,000 (inclusive) gross ton TL 5,752.33 per gross ton
B For vessels between 1,000 and 5,000 gross ton TL 1,438.13 to be added per gross ton over 1,000 gross ton to the item A
C For the vessels over 5,000 gross tons TL 143.75 to be added per gross ton over 5,000 gross ton to the item A+B