Interferry voices fire safety concerns at IMO
Work to improve ro-pax fire safety has become a major area of activity for Interferry following several high-profile incidents in recent years, and this was again underlined by our key interventions at the fifth annual session of the IMO’s Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE) Sub-Committee, which took place from March 12-16. Among several fire-related issues, the European Commission (EC) presented proposals arising from its FIRE SAFE 1 studies, primarily [...]
Interferry Security Comm. urges France to pause screening plan
Following the Interferry Security Committee meeting in February, we have written to the French administration regarding their plans for the on-board security screening of ferry passengers between vehicle decks and the accommodation areas. In our view, vehicle decks are not a safe environment to harbour large number of passengers in transition to the stairways – such an accumulation would increase the risk of accidents, inhibit effective evacuation and limit [...]
Strength from unity is key to Interferry’s mounting influence
Interferry continues to grow as the global voice of the ferry industry with a "Stronger Together" strategy that has driven our mission since I became CEO last April. By joining forces on issues of common interest, we believe our members are better placed to grasp opportunities and meet challenges such as safety, security and the environment. Progress in 2017 confirms that this message is hitting home. We welcomed 41 [...]
Encouraging start for Interferry Security Committee
Following an inaugural conference call last November, Interferry’s newly-formed Security Committee held its first in-person meeting on February 15, hosted by regulatory affairs director and committee secretary Johan Roos in our Brussels office. The meeting marked a further stage in our drive to ensure that the ferry industry becomes more visible on security issues. Interferry is already engaged in ongoing discussions about ferry security within the European Union, notably [...]
Interferry main event heading back to Australia
Global trade association Interferry has chosen Hobart, Tasmania, as the venue for its 45th annual conference in October 2020 – the third time that the ferry industry’s showcase event will have been staged in Australia following Sydney in 1995 and Gold Coast in 2002. Hobart was confirmed for 2020 during an Interferry board meeting in Atlanta, USA. “We felt it was important to go back to Australia – we [...]
Cooperation is the Key to Ferry Industry’s Future
Interferry CEO Mike Corrigan explains how the trade association's "stronger together" mission is helping to shape outcomes on the pressing issues of safety, security and the environment. Last April I took the helm of Interferry after 14 years in leadership positions with Canada’s BC Ferries – the last five as president and CEO. The past ten months in my new role have reinforced a core conviction forged during my [...]
