The Marine Industry: Roles, Trends, and Factors Influencing it

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The Marine Industry
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Introduction
The marine industry is a well-established and global concern that has been grounded
for over many years. However, it is still developing with regards to the various technological
advancements in terms of environmental protection, efficiency, safety, as well as the welfare
of the workers on the board ships. Currently, the regulations from the international maritime
organization stipulate the various steps to incorporate the sustainability aspects of protecting
the environment in the modern shipping environment (Ahmed, Eich, & Bernhard, 2015).
Also, the developments in the ballast water management regulations have resulted in a shift
on the plastics that enter the oceans and seas. There are other developments in the maritime
industry which are characterized with various recommendations, legislations, as well as
guidelines and rules which have to be agreed upon and implemented on the global
perspective by various governments who are members of the international maritime
organization (Akyuz, Celik, & Cebi, 2016). Hence, the maritime industry is responsible for
ensuring that both the legislative as well
Structure of the maritime
Oceans and seas cover a great portion of the earth surface. This simply implies that
the maritime industry has to take responsibility for protecting the water bodies so that it does
not result in causing harmful effects on the environment (Bhattacharya et al., 2016). The
maritime industry structure, however, seems complex to comprehend as it keeps on changing
and not static. This is greatly sponsored by the legislation standards, which keeps on varying
on a daily basis. Thus to have a clear view of the maritime industry, our focus will be directed
towards the various roles on a daily basis (Albrecht & Muc, 2018).
The common roles in the marine industry Ship-owner

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The ship-owner is the commercial owner of the ship. They can either accompany, group of
individuals, or just an individual who has purchased the ship and is responsible for the
mortgage which is to be paid on it. They are not liable for the operation of the vessel. Ship manager
This refers to a company or an individual who have taken full responsibility for the
operations of the vessel (Cottier-Cook et al., 2016). Company
This refers to a group of individuals or an individual, or manager that has agreed to be in
charge of all the responsibilities which have been put into place by the international
management code for the prevention of pollution as well as the safe operation of the vessel. Charterer
This can be a group of individuals or just an individual who has hired a vessel for operational
purposes (Davies, 2017) Classification societies
This is a non-governmental organization which is responsible for the stipulation of rules as
well as regulations for the survey and the construction of offshore floating units and ships.
The surveys are performed on both the equipment used in the construction of the ship, as well
as the ship; during construction and through the lifetime of the ship. Recognized
organizations can delegate duties to the classified societies on state administrative operations
(Hedderwick & Turney, 2017) Rules
These include the requirements of a classification society, which are not enforceable by law.
Regulations

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These comprise of the statutory recommendation’s which are proposed by the coastal state
administrators or the flag state administration and are enforceable by law. Most of these
requirements are generated by the international maritime organization. Flag state administration
This is a government body which is responsible for the enacting of the on-hip regulations that
are recorded on its register. Several members are from the international maritime
organization (Jones, 2017). Coastal state administration
This is a government body in charge of ensuring that all vessels which are operating along its
border boundaries comply with the regulations which have been stipulated. The international association of classification societies
This is an association of twelve members which is responsible for defining the procedural
regulations for various member societies. The international maritime organization
This is the body responsible for the operation of maritime activities on a global perspective
(Kamsu-Foguem, 2016). Port state control
This is a government body which is mandated for the inspection of foreign vessels within the
home country, and they ensure that the vessels comply with the stipulated regulations. The
port state control officers are mandated to detain vessels which are not in compliance with the
regulations.