SAFETY4SEA Log Issue 22

6 I SAFETY 4SEA log I January 2018 I ISSUE 22 safety4sea.com HIGHLIGHTS IMO received financial support for the Polar Code and the sustainable development goals by the Government of Canada. ABS and NanoPhos Marine joined the Green Award certification scheme, to encourage high safety and environmental standards in shipping. Europort 2017, held last November in Rotterdam, focused on industry’s current topics: big data, new environmental age and the human factor. Demonstrating multilateral cooperation to improve navigational safety in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, the phase two of a Joint Hydrographic Survey was formally launched via a MoU signed among Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Capitalism, globalization and international collaboration spread prosperity and growth; and shipping has a vital role to play in this process, said UK Chamber CEO Guy Platten during the charity dinner in Glasgow.