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INTERCARGO Submissions to IMO in 2023
Submissions to the Marine Environment Protection Committee 80th session (MEPC 80), 3-7 July 2023 MEPC 80/4/6 – Challenges in complying with the BWM Convention requirements for existing ships operating in ports with challenging water quality (PCWQ)...
INTERCARGO TECHNICAL UPDATES 2023
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INTERCARGO’s Briefs for IMO’s MEPC 80
The 80th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80) was held from Monday 3 to Friday 7 July 2023. The key topics discussed were: Air Emissions/GHG Reduction Energy Efficiency of Ships Ballast Water Management Fuel...
INTERCARGO’s Briefs for PPR 10
The tenth session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 10) took place from Monday 24 to Friday 28 April 2023.
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Tripartite 2022
INTERCARGO participated in the Annual Tripartite Forum on 1-2 December 2022 (please see about Tripartite under ‘Other meetings, conferences and fora’ here). Members may download the attached Agenda and Take aways of Tripartite 2022...
INTERCARGO’s Briefs for MEPC 79
The 79th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 79) took place from Monday, 12 December to Friday, 16 December 2022 and discussed the following topics: You need to login to view the rest of the content...
INTERCARGO Submissions to IMO in 2022
-first posted 10 March 2022- Submissions to the Council’s 35th extraordinary session (C/ES.35), 10-11 March 2022 C/ES.35/3/4 – Impact on seafarers (see attached) Submissions to the Editorial & Technical Group’s 36th session (E&T...
Ballast Water Operational Survey
INTERCARGO joined ABS, Intertanko and MARTECMA in canvassing the current status of ballast water management system installations throughout the world fleet.
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INTERCARGO’s Briefs for IMO’s MEPC 78
-first posted on June 3- Dear members, the seventy-eighth session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 78) was held from Monday 06 to Friday 10 June 2022. Topics that were discussed and may be of interest to Members include: GHG...
Technical Update
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Procedures for Port State Control (PSC)
Update on 13 Feb 2022: On 28 Jan, IMO published its Assembly resolution A. 1155(32) as adopted on 15 Dec 2021, containing a new version of the IMO Procedures for port State control, 2021, as attached for your reference. Resolution A. 1155(32)...
INTERCARGO’s Briefs for MEPC 77
The seventy-seventh session of the IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE (MEPC 77) took place between Monday 22 and Friday 26 November 2021. Topics that were discussed at this meeting included: GHG Reduction/Air Emissions Ballast Water...