Company profile
ECM Europe s.r.l. was established to provide a wide range of consultancy services to the maritime industry in Europe.
We have represented ECM Maritime Services, LLC since 2005 and have successfully assisted its clients all over Europe.
ECM (Environmental Crisis Management) was the first company to provide dedicated services to the shipping community in the fields of contingency planning, emergency response, and compliance with the requirements of OPA 90 in the United States.
in addition, ECM Europe is the industry firm in the development and improvement of management systems, such as:
- Voluntary EMS / USCG Compliance Program
- Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001:2004)
- Integration of Ship Management Systems (ISM-14001-9001)
- Risk Assessment
- Emergency Preparedness (Training & In-Office Exercise)
- Safety Management System (ISM Code)
- Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2008)
- Tanker Management Self Assessment (TMSA)
- Security Management System (ISPS Code)
- Social Accountability (SA 8000)
- Administrative Responsibility (d.lgs 231) in Co-operation with Plenum
Latest news
Tankers inspected for damage stability by Paris Mou
The Paris Memorandum on Port State Control will start a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) to verify correct damage stability on oil tankers, chemical tankers and gas carriers.
This inspection campaign will last for 3 months, starting on 1 September and ending on 30 November 2010.
Italy: Senate adoptes EP Directives 2008/99/CE and 2009/123/CE
On October 2009 the European Parliament approved Directive 2009/123/EC, also mandating each Member State to adopt it by December 2010. (See our Feb 23 news item). The Directive asks EU Member States to pass criminal penalties for discharging polluting substances detailed in the same EP document. However this Directive should not concern the application of penalties or obligations for individual cases.
Ship Management Corp. to Pay $4 Million Penalty for Concealing Deliberate Pollution
WASHINGTON – Irika Shipping S.A., a ship management corporation registered in Panama and doing business in Greece, pleaded guilty on July 8, 2010 , before Maryland U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Motz, to felony obstruction of justice charges and violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships related to concealing deliberate vessel pollution from the M/V Iorana , a Greek flagged cargo ship that made port calls in Baltimore, Tacoma, Wash., and New Orleans. Read more »
QUALSHIP 21
What is QUALSHIP 21?
In the efforts to eliminate substandard shipping, the Coast Guard has focused the energy on improved methods to identify poor-quality vessels (targeting schemes), and to enforce compliance with international and U.S. standards.
(Italiano) Via libera alla bozza finale della ISO 26000 sulla responsabilità sociale
La strada sembra ormai spianata per la pubblicazione entro la fine dell’anno della norma ISO 26000. Questa è l’indicazione che scaturisce dalla ottava riunione plenaria del Gruppo di Lavoro ISO sulla Responsabilità Sociale (ISO/TMB/WG SR) che si è tenuta dal 17 al 21 maggio scorso a Copenhagen e pubblicata sul sito di UNI. Read more »
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