DE gets down to fine detail

摘要

Opening the the 52nd session of the sub-committee on Ship Design and Equipment meeting, International Maritime Organization secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos had a clear message for anyone tempted to use the terrible freight market as an excuse to cut maintenance costs.rnJust as the financial crisis should not be invoked as an excuse to scale back efforts to protect the environment, compromising safety by deferring essential maintenance or postponing training might result not only in loss of life and damage to the marine environment but also deal a blow to the image of shipping, he said.