Tankers likely to be late for 2015 ECDIS party

摘要

Most ships in the global tanker fleet have yet to adopt ECDIS, according to data published for thefirsttime by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). The chart provider is calling on owners and operators of tankers over 3,000gt to prepare for mandatory carriage from 1 July 2015. Over 8,500 tankers will be required to comply with these rulesand.with less than 10 months to go, the UKHO has found that 58% of these ships do not yet use an ENC service. The statistics also reveal a significant divergence in the ENC use of the global tanker fleet between different tanker sizes and types. Overall, 23% of the global product tankerfleet of approximately 1,700 vessels is already using an ENC service, compared to 44% of crude tankers and 63% of LNG tankers.