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Dry bulk trade and fleet updates 2026

Guidance Strait of Hormuz

Selected Headlines on Alternative Fuels & Technologies 2026

INTERCARGO’s Briefs for IMO’s MEPC 84

Update on Database of Ship-Terminal Interface Issues

Joint Statement "Shipping Industry United In Support Of IMO As Its Global Regulator And Successful Implementation Of IMO GHG Reduction Pathway"

INTERCARGO’s Brief on the Outcome of IMO LEG 113

INTERCARGO’s Briefs for IMO’s ISWG-GHG 21

IACS Development on Cyber System Requirements

INTERCARGO’s Pre-Brief for IMO LEG 113

INTERCARGO’s Brief on the Outcome of IMO FAL 50

PSC Inspections and Experience Sharing

INTERCARGO’s Outcome Brief for IMO Council Extraordinary Session C/ES.36

INTERCARGO’s Outcome Brief for E&T 44

INTERCARGO's Technical Updates for 2026

INTERCARGO's Pre-Brief for IMO FAL 50

INTERCARGO’s Outcome Brief for IMO SSE 12

INTERCARGO’s Pre-Brief for IMO SSE 12

INTERCARGO's Outcome Brief for IMO HTW 12

INTERCARGO’s Pre -Brief for HTW 12

REGIONAL REQUIREMENTS: UK ETS Voluntary Phase Sign Up

INTERCARGO's Pre-Brief for SDC12

Procedures for Port State Control (PSC)

Selected Headlines on Alternative Fuels & Technologies 2025

Assessing Security Situation in Red Sea and GOA regions

INTERCARGO's Technical Updates for 2025

Dry bulk trade and fleet updates 2025

Global Piracy and Security Situation

REGIONAL REQUIREMENTS: UK ETS TO LINK WITH THE EU ETS

EU REGULATIONS: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

Tripartite 2025

REGIONAL REQUIREMENTS UK ETS: INTERIM AUTHORITY RESPONSE Q&A

EU REGULATION: EU 2040 Climate Target- A 90% reduction target for emissions by 2040

EU REGULATION: FuelEU Maritime - Guidance on the FuelEU Maritime Regulation

Development of IMO non-mandatory MASS Code

INTERCARGO's Briefs on IMO's MEPC ES 2

INTERCARGO's Briefs for IMO's ISWG-GHG 20

E-Navigation and ECDIS S-100

EU REGULATION: European Environment Agency’s report on Europe's environment 2025

EU REGULATION: Summary of developments in EU - Q3 2025

EU REGULATION: Restriction of PFAS In Firefighting Foams

Panama Canal Disruption Charges

EU REGULATION: FuelEU - 5th Webinar by the EU Commission and EMSA - Presentation slides

Bulk Carrier Casualties in 2025

Fair treatment of seafarers

Ship Recycling

Interim training guidelines for crew members serving ships using alternative fuels

INTERCARGO’s Brief for IMO III 11

Revision to European Ship Recycling Regulation

Compliance with the IMO Convention on Recycling of Ships

Day of the Seafarer 2025

INTERCARGO’s Brief on the Outcome of IMO NCSR 12

Harmonization of Port State Control Activities and Procedures Worldwide

Digitalisation and Cyber Security

INTERCARGO’s Briefs for IMO’s MEPC 83

Best Management Practices (BMP)

INTERCARGO’s Briefs for IMO’s ISWG-GHG 19

IMO Legal Committee

DRI (D) CIRCULAR

INTERCARGO's Briefs for IMO's ISWG-APEE 1

Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2025

IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL)

INTERCARGO’s briefs for IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE)

Threat assessment for commercial shipping operating in the Mediterranean

INTERCARGO’s Briefs for IMO’s ISWG-GHG 18

Assessing Piracy Situation in the Gulf of Guinea

INTERCARGO's Briefs for PPR 12

Featured: INTERCARGO is a proud supporter of "Together in Safety"

Reimbursement of DBCE sign-up fee extended to 2025

INTERCARGO's Briefs for IMO's SDC 11

Prevention and suppression of smuggling of drugs on ships

Stowaway incidents and ports between 2010-2024

Season’s Greetings from INTERCARGO

INTERCARGO briefs for MSC 109

Theft, Robbery and Piracy Incidents at Sea in Asia

Dry bulk trade and fleet updates 2024

Comprehensive Review of the STCW Convention and Code

LSLC Maritime Business Forum

Revised Terminal Reporting Form and General Guidance

INTERCARGO’s Briefs for IMO’s MEPC 82

INTERCARGO'S TECHNICAL UPDATES FOR 2024

INTERCARGO’s Briefs for IMO's ISWG-GHG 17

Anti-fouling and in-water cleaning

Maritime Single Window

Cyber Security Issues

INTERCARGO's Briefs on CCC 10 and E&T 41

INTERCARGO’s Brief for IMO III 10

Summary of developments in EU and the EU Fit for 55 policy package – 2024

Selected Headlines on Alternative Fuels & Technologies 2024

ExCom - May 2024

Turkish Straits Transit Fee Increase

Technical Committee Meeting: 20 May 2024

About ESG

Media Release: “At INTERCARGO meetings in Tokyo, safety and decarbonisation were key issues for members"

Tokyo Presentations Session – 21 May 2024

INTERCARGO semi-annual meetings, Tokyo, 20-21 May 2024

Media Release: ESG provides a roadmap for dry bulk shipping says INTERCARGO as it publishes first ESG Review

Regional Security and Advice

INTERCARGO'S BRIEF ON IMO E&T 40

INTERCARGO Briefs on IMO PPR 11

Summary of developments in EU and the EU Fit for 55 policy package - 2023

Suez Canal and Bulk Carriers

Selected Headlines on Alternative Fuels & Technologies 2023

IMO Assembly

Dry bulk trade and fleet updates 2023

DryBMS - a quality standard for the dry bulk sector (2023)

INTERCARGO TECHNICAL UPDATES 2023

Technical Committee Meeting: 23 October 2023

Bulk Carrier Incidents and Analysis, 2023

Digitalisation - Elements for Consideration by Bulk Carrier Shipowners

IMO GHG Strategy and Upgrade of Seafarer Skills

INTERCARGO's Brief for MSC 107

Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2023

Fraudulent certificates

EU Regulations on Ship Recycling

Bunker Sampling Survey

ECDIS – Guidance for Good Practice

Safe Loading/Unloading at Anchorage

ECSA webinar: “Trilogue negotiations on the EU ETS”

CMA Shipping | 12 – 14 March 2024

Summary of developments in EU and the EU Fit for 55 policy package-December 2022

Selected Headlines on Alternative Fuels & Technologies 2022

Tripartite 2022

Removal of Indian Ocean High Risk Area

Dry bulk trade and fleet updates 2022

Lifeboat Safety

Summary of developments in EU and the EU Fit for 55 policy package-October 2022

Bulk Carrier Incidents in 2022 and Analysis

Summary of developments in EU and the EU Fit for 55 policy package-September 2022

Summary of developments in EU and the EU Fit for 55 policy package- August 2022

Summary of developments in EU and the EU Fit for 55 policy package- July 2022

The Nautical Institute Singapore Conference 2022

INTERCARGO’s Brief for IMO III 8

Ukraine crisis - agreement for export of key commodities

Monkeypox - a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Panama Canal and Its Tolls Structure

INTERCARGO’s pre-meeting Brief for IMO III 8

'Together in Safety' Future Fuels Risk Assessment

Summary of developments in EU and the EU Fit for 55 policy package- June 2022

Ballast Water Operational Survey

HELMEPA webinar: "Handling of solid bulk cargoes and Dry BMS"

Statement at IMO’s MEPC 78 meeting

Summary of developments in EU and the EU Fit for 55 policy package- May 2022

Issues with Ship Sanitation Certificate

Technical Update

Summary of developments of the EU Fit for 55 policy package March/ April 2022

Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2012-2021(members' download)

INTERCARGO's Brief on IMO's PPR 9

Selected News Headlines 2022/Q1

INTERCARGO Briefs for IMO's E&T 36

INTERCARGO's briefs for IMO's SSE 8

Duplicate entries on databases of PSC systems

PSC Inspection on MARPOL Annex VI

INTERCARGO's Briefs for IMO's SDC 8

Pilotage

Selected News Headlines 2021/Q4

Dry bulk trade and fleet update 2021

IMO’s 10th Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions (ISWG-GHG 10))

INTERCARGO Briefs for IMO's MSC 104

Selected News Headlines 2021/Q3

INTERCARGO Brief on IMO’s 9th Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions (ISWG-GHG 9)

INTERCARGO Briefs on IMO's CCC 7 and E&T 35

GHG emissions - paper submission to IMO on a levy-based Market Based Measure

IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments

IAPH Cybersecurity Guidelines for Ports and Port Facilities

Lifeboat and drills - IMO circulars and resolutions

Amendments to Requirements on Life-Saving Appliances and Arrangements

Risk of Liquefaction - Sierra Leone

UK Club and Mission to Seafarers webinar on crew health initiatives

ISWAN for Seafarers: A new mobile app for seafarers

Selected News Headlines 2021/Q2

Bulk Carrier Incidents in 2021 and Analysis

INTERCARGO Briefs on IMO's MEPC 76 and ISWG-GHG 8

INTERCARGO Briefs on MSC 103

DryBMS Webinar – 22 April 2021

Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2020

INTERCARGO's brief on the outcome of PPR 8

Asian Gypsy Moth

Selected News Headlines 2021/Q1

INTERCARGO's pre-brief on PPR 8

Underwater Ship Husbandry Guidelines

Industry Strategy for Gulf of Guinea Counter-Piracy Initiatives

DryBMS Webinar – 17 February 2021

Guidance to Address Maritime Corruption

INTERCARGO's Brief on the outcome of the IMO E&T 33

Crew Injury Frequency and Lost Time - Benchmarking Scheme for Bulk Carrier

Security Issues other than Piracy and Armed Robbery

Bulk Carrier Incidents in 2020 and Analysis

Compliance with the regulations on cybersecurity

Selected News Headlines 2020/Q4

Seafarer Employment Agreement

Global Piracy and Armed Robbery Situation in 2020

INTERCARGO's brief on the outcome of MEPC 75

INTERCARGO's brief in view of MEPC 75

INTERCARGO's briefs on MSC 102

INTERCARGO Briefs on IMO's 7th Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions (ISWG-GHG 7)

Selected News Headlines 2020/Q3

Consultation on a dry bulk sector quality self-assessment scheme

Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2020

Port Call Optimization

Export and Transport of Coal from Indonesia

IACS Recommendation on Cyber Resilience

Brief on IMO's GHG Informal discussions in view of 7th ISWG-GHG

Selected News Headlines 2020/Q2

Long Time Battle to Fight Corruption in Ports

Holds and Hatch Covers Booklet by London P&I Club

2020 BWMS Operational Survey Report

INTERCARGO wrote to the Ministry of Trade of Indonesia expressing concerns on its Decree No. 82/2017

“The importance, efficiency and safety aspects of Hatch Covers” presentation by MacGregor

COVID-19: Preliminary list of recommendations

Selected News Headlines 2020/Q1

Full Members' Survey: IMPORTANT TOPICS IN 2020

OUTCOME BRIEF FOR IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON SHIP SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT (SSE 7)

PRE-BRIEF FOR THE IMO'S SUB-COMMITTEE ON SHIP SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT (SSE 7)

Pre-Brief for IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 7)

IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON SHIP DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (SDC 7) OUTCOME BRIEF

IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON SHIP DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (SDC 7) PRE-BRIEF

Outcome of the IMO NCSR 7

Bulk Carrier Incidents in 2019 and Analysis

Transiting the Strait of Hormuz

Selected News Headlines 2019/Q4

Sulphur ECA in China from 1 Jan 2019

Ban on Single-Use Plastic

IMO’ 6th Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions (ISWG-GHG 6)

IMO’s Symposium on “IMO 2020 and Alternative Fuels”

Assessing piracy situation off Cameroon

Piracy Situation in the Sulu-Celebes Seas and waters off Eastern Sabah

‘2020 Vision – Seeing things the way they are’

INTERCARGO Semi-Annual Meetings in Athens, 3-4 October 2019

Selected News Headlines 2019/Q3

Global Piracy and Armed Robbery Situation up to 2019

Mooring incidents and lessons learnt

Brief on CCC 6 (IMO Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers)

Pre-Brief for CCC 6 (IMO sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers)

PSC CIC on Emergency Systems and Procedures, 2019

Selected News Headlines 2019/Q2

INTERCARGO's pre-brief on MSC 101

INTERCARGO Submissions to IMO in 2019

INTERCARGO Pre-Brief for MEPC 74

“2019 Ballast Water Management - Best Practices" by ABS

Reception Facilities & MARPOL Annex V

IMO’ Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions (ISWG-GHG 5)

IMO Facilitation Committee

Selected News Headlines 2019/Q1

Experience sharing - Bulk Cargo not listed in IMSBC Code

Lifeboat safety - recent development, Mar 2019

“Tools for improving operational efficiency” presentation at our London office by ClassNK

INTERCARGO Technical Committee Presentations – 4 March 2019

INTERCARGO's Brief on IMO PPR 6

Pre-brief of IMO sub-committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 6)

Proposal to amend LSA Code with new requirements on prototype test of lifeboat release systems

INTERCARGO's Brief for SDC 6

INTERCARGO's Pre-Brief for SDC 6

Bulk Carrier Incidents in 2018 and Analysis

An overview of IMO's functioning and a review of INTERCARGO's participation

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q4

INTERCARGO Pre-Brief for MSC 100

Crew Wages and Operating Costs

Regulatory Timeline for dry bulk carriers

INTERCARGO Pre-Brief for MEPC 73

Fishery Farm Claims in China

Port State Control - A Closer Look

Technical Committee 1 October 2018 PRESENTATIONS

Presentations Session - 2 October 2018

Outcome of IMO III 5

Brief on the outcome of CCC5 and E&T 30

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q3

Search and Rescue (SAR) and Lifesaving

Proposal of a new EU Directive on Port Reception Facilities (PRFs)

"On the M/V Cheshire Casualty Investigation Report”

"New features of bulk carrier design towards improved fuel efficiency and environmental footprint" by KR

Emission Control Areas (ECAs) In China

HME Cargoes - correctly declared by shippers?

Outcome of the IMO Intersessional Meeting “on the 2020 Sulphur limit for marine fuels” (9-13 July 2018)

Intersessional Meeting On Consistent Implementation Of Regulation 14.1.3 Of MARPOL Annex VI

Ballast Water Update June 2018

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q2

Celebrating Day of the Seafarer 2018: Promoting Wellbeing of Seafarers

Safe Shipping of Solid Bulk Cargoes - Dynamic Separation & Free Slurry Surface Effect

INTERCARGO pre-brief for MSC 99

PSC CIC on MARPOL Annex VI, 2018

Assessing HME cargo residues and problems of their discharge

INTERCARGO SUMMARY FOR IMO E&T 29

MEPC 72 PRE-BRIEF

Brief on the outcome of the 3rd IMO Intersessional Working Group on GHG emissions

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q1

Outcome of IMO meeting on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 5)

2020… And Beyond – future fuel mix

Loaded risk – bulk cargo liquefaction

Dry Bulk Market Outlook

Suez and Panama Canals

Outcome of NCSR 5 meetings at IMO

INTERCARGO outcome brief on IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 5)

INTERCARGO outcome brief on IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 5)

Pre-Brief for the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction

Bulk carrier incidents in 2016 and 2017 and analysis

A few issues for attention in 2018

EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Equasis Statistics - Detention rate of the world fleet vs INTERCARGO fleet

Ballast Water Update December 2017

Benchmarking PSC Regimes

Military Threat Assessment of Security Risks in the Regions of Gulf of Aden

Alignment of EU MRV Regulation with IMO CO2 Data Collection System

Impact of the upgraded Panama Canal on bulk carrier sector

Ship Operations Costs

Brief on the outcome of the IMO Intersessional Working Group on GHG emissions

Rightship feedback to INTERCARGO on Qi

Bauxite - Cargo Failure Mechanism "Dynamic Separation"

Summary of piracy incidents in Jan-Sept 2017

Indonesian Nickel Ore - Casualty EMERALD STAR

INTERCARGO's 37th Technical Committee Meeting

The characteristics of cargo hold coatings for reducing vessel operational costs

Bulk carriers technologies for the near future

Carefully to Carry – Managing Cargo Risk

Dry bulk market developments

INTERCARGO Submissions to IMO in 2017

LNG-Fuelled Bulk Carriers

Update on recent counter-piracy development

INTERCARGO BRIEF ON THE IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON CARRIAGE OF CARGOES AND CONTAINERS (CCC 4)

LIQUEFACTION OF BULK CARGOES SEMINAR

PSC issues, PRFs, HSSC & lessons learned from casualties

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CARRIAGE OF BAUXITE IN BULK

MEPC 71 Ballast Water Update

List of certificates to be carried on board and Guidelines for electronic certificates

Domestic emission control areas (ECAs) in China - early implementation of requirements

Piracy and Security Threats - Navy Guidance on transits through the Bab El Mandeb (BeM) and associated waters

INTERCARGO record so far in 2017

Dry bulk shipping: thinking short & long

Outcome of IMO MSC 98 (Maritime Safety Committee)

BWM LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTATION: Possibilities and impossibilities

Bulk Carrier Market and Chinese New Buildings - DNV GL Seminar March 2017

CMA SHIPPING 2017 CONFERENCE

WHAT’S IMPACTING THE DRY BULK MARKETS by S&P Global Platts

The RightShip Qi and Predictive Analytics

INTERCARGO at IHS Maritime & Trade Risk Forum 2017

IΜΟ has INTERCARGO's full support in the mitigation of global GHG emissions

IMarEST Ballast Water Technology Conference

BWM: 3 Systems approved by USCG in Dec. 2016