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Senior managers and QHSE professionals from organisations involved in the offshore marine contracting industry will be gathering in Amsterdam (Park Plaza Hotel, Schiphol) on 19 & 20 November for the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Health, Safety & Environment Seminar. The seminar is closely aligned to one of IMCA’s key strategic themes of Environmental Sustainability. … Continue reading “IMCA – HSSE Seminar – “Shaping A Sustainable Future”, Amsterdam 19/20 November 2019”
The International Marine Contractor’s Association (IMCA) is participating as a partner in the globally renowned Bergen International Diving Seminar in Norway on 13-14 November 2019 NUI AS is hosting the seminar on behalf of the Association of Operators for Hyperbaric Lifeboat Reception Facilities. This event is biennial with this year’s theme being “Are we adapting … Continue reading “IMCA’s Diving Heritage to the Fore”
The International Marine Contractor’s Association’s (IMCA) Chief Executive Officer, Allen Leatt will address the opening ceremony of the fourth International Underwater Operations & Offshore Industry Expo and participate in the sixth International Diving & Salvage and Marine Engineering Technology Forum in November. UO Expo 2019, organised by the China Diving & Salvage Contractors Association (CDSA), … Continue reading “IMCA to Give Opening Address at The International Underwater Operations & Offshore Industry Expo 2019, China”
The International Marine Contractor’s Association’s (IMCA) has recently completed an upgrade to its Anti Bribery and Corruption training programme with Transparency International using the most modern online training techniques available. The updated online eLearning module called Doing Business Without Bribery is the next generation of the version launched in 2018 and is freely available on … Continue reading “IMCA Uses Next Generation of Online Training Technology”
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is pleased to announce that further to a letter sent to President Trump earlier this month the Association has joined a Joint Trades Group in sending the attached letter to further demonstrate our support of the CBP 1625 process. Click here to view letter. Click here to view letter … Continue reading “IMCA joins Joint Trades Group in support of CBP Notice regarding Offshore Vessels under the Jones Act”
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) welcomes a new Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Notice to revoke and modify rulings relating to offshore vessels under the Jones Act. These revocations and modifications will bring much needed clarity to the U.S. offshore sector, better delineating the difference between “transportation of merchandise,” which is subject to the … Continue reading “IMCA welcomes CBP notice regarding offshore vessels under the Jones Act”
What does digitalisation mean for the offshore oil and gas industry in general, and for the marine contracting sector in particular? The forthcoming International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) day-long seminar with the theme ‘The Future Offshore Digital Environment’ being held in London on Tuesday 15 October aims to demystify the topic and help delegates plan … Continue reading “IMCA Seminar Set To Demystify Digitalisation”
Following the success of the inaugural awards in 2018 when TechnipFMC won the Environmental Sustainability Award for the ‘Elimination of employee generated single-use plastics’; and the Safety Award was won jointly by MMA Offshore for its strategy and plans on ‘Target 365: A perfect day every day’ and Subsea 7 for ‘Driving IMCA’s Resilience Awareness … Continue reading “Safety and Environmental Awards 2019”
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is promoting ways of reducing carbon emissions in the marine environment as part of its strategic theme of environmental sustainability. The contribution of battery technologies in reducing carbon emissions is now having a positive effect in the offshore marine construction market. A number of IMCA’s member companies have taken … Continue reading “IMCA Promotes Hybrid Battery Power Systems on DP Ships”
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has launched its pilot Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme for diving supervisors. As announced in November 2018, the App based scheme incorporates the very latest in training techniques and is available in IOS, Android, tablet and PC formats. Trials of the App are now ready to begin in earnest. … Continue reading “IMCA to introduce CPD Scheme for Diving Supervisors”
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IMCA – HSSE Seminar – “Shaping A Sustainable Future”, Amsterdam 19/20 November 2019