New generation in Lloyd´s Register in Finland
The MLC is keeping Lloyd’s Register staff in Finland busy
“T
he ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) will enter into force on 20 August 2013. The convention is of
importance for the whole maritime industry and for all seafarers worldwide”, Ms Päivi Björkestam, Field Operations Manager for Finland says.
“Auditing the MLC is making Lloyd´s Register in Finland very
busy this summer. The classification societies are not only technical specialists, but also work to help secure the working conditions for sea farers”, Ms Björkestam notes.
“The Convention prevents social dumping by updating and
consolidating most of the ILO minimum standards concerning seafarers’ working conditions, accommodation, health care and social
protection. I see that we are going in the right direction. From the
beginning of my career I have taken a holistic approach to ship
design and operational safety. When I started to study naval architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology in Otaniemi I had
an interest in promoting quality shipping operations and the safety of life at sea. Lloyd´s Register has offered me the possibility to
work with these ideas in maritime industry since 1994”, she says.
“In this business I have also learned to take a global viewpoint. The maritime industry is the world’s first genuinely global
industry, which requires an international regulatory response to
Ms Päivi Björkestam and Mr Christopher Ridgewell in Helsinki city
center June 2013.
the entire industry.”
“Classification and certification has been part of our business for centuries. The services we provide are an essential link
LLOYD’S REGISTER AND LNG AS A FUEL
in the safety chain of the marine industry. However we also pro-
Lloyd’s Register’s Rules for Natural Gas Fuelled Ships is a gener-
vide consultancy services and training which help clients identify
al framework for using LNG as a fuel in ships. Viking Grace is
business risks and go beyond basic compliance.”
one of the most advanced ships classified with these rules and
“Through our classification Rules and Regulations, we set
safety and environmental standards for the design, construction
Lloyd’s Register and Wärtsilä are two of the main players in the
LNG-as-fuel space.
and operation of ships. Our certification services are divided in-
“Environmental impact and fuels are important questions.
to a number of core areas, covering the needs of owners, oper-
Today and in the future I think that LNG will play an important
ators, regulators and equipment manufacturers. Today our tech-
role. Trials of other fuels such as methanol could lead to their
nical expertise is meeting the demand for ships that are designed
adoption by ship owners” Mr Ridgewell says.
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