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Advice for Members regarding situation in Strait of Hormuz and Middle East

Dry bulk trade and fleet updates 2026

Middle East Gulf Continued Regional Disruption Impacts to Crew Welfare and Inspections

Selected Headlines on Alternative Fuels & Technologies 2026

INTERCARGO Quality Panel

Selected News Headlines 2026/Q1

Procedures for Port State Control (PSC)

Selected Headlines on Alternative Fuels & Technologies 2025

Dry bulk trade and fleet updates 2025

Selected News Headlines 2025/Q4

Tripartite 2025

Selected News Headlines 2025/Q3

Ship Recycling

Selected News Headlines 2025/Q2

Compliance with the IMO Convention on Recycling of Ships

USTR hearing outcome on Proposed US Port Fees

Selected News Headlines 2025/Q1

Best Management Practices (BMP)

USTR Consultation on Proposed US Port Fees

Tripartite 2024

Media Release: “INTERCARGO Quality Panel Expansion Enhances Sector Collaboration to Drive Maritime Excellence”

Dry bulk trade and fleet updates 2024

Selected News Headlines 2024/Q4

Selected News Headlines 2024/Q3

INTERCARGO members' refund of DBCE sign-up fee

DBCE & DryBMS – a quality standard for the dry bulk sector (2024 updates)

Selected Headlines on Alternative Fuels & Technologies 2024

Selected News Headlines 2024/Q2

INTERCARGO “in the news”

About ESG

Selected News Headlines 2024/Q1

Selected News Headlines 2023/Q4

Selected Headlines on Alternative Fuels & Technologies 2023

Dry bulk trade and fleet updates 2023

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

Selected News Headlines 2023/Q3

Digitalisation - Elements for Consideration by Bulk Carrier Shipowners

Selected News Headlines 2023/Q2

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Selected News Headlines 2023/Q1

INTERCARGO “in the news”

EU Regulations on Ship Recycling

Selected News Headlines 2022/Q4

Selected Headlines on Alternative Fuels & Technologies 2022

Tripartite 2022

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Dry bulk trade and fleet updates 2022

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Lifeboat Safety

Selected News Headlines 2022/Q3

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Selected News Headlines 2022/Q2

INTERCARGO “in the news”

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

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Selected News Headlines 2022/Q1

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Pilotage

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Selected News Headlines 2021/Q4

Dry bulk trade and fleet update 2021

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Tripartite 2021

Selected News Headlines 2021/Q3

INTERCARGO "in the news"

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Selected News Headlines 2021/Q2

INTERCARGO “in the news”

INTERCARGO “in the news”

BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO launch new fuel oil survey

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Selected News Headlines 2021/Q1

Media Release: "INTERCARGO affirms leadership role in representing dry bulk shipping"

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Underwater Ship Husbandry Guidelines

Industry Strategy for Gulf of Guinea Counter-Piracy Initiatives

INTERCARGO “in the news”

INTERCARGO “in the news”

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

Dry bulk trade and fleet update 2020

INTERCARGO “in the news”

Seafarer Employment Agreement

Global Piracy and Armed Robbery Situation in 2020

INTERCARGO "in the news"

Media Release: "INTERCARGO Meetings Address Key Industry Issues"

INTERCARGO "in the news"

Selected News Headlines 2020/Q3

INTERCARGO "in the news"

Consultation on a dry bulk sector quality self-assessment scheme

Port Call Optimization

Export and Transport of Coal from Indonesia

IACS Recommendation on Cyber Resilience

INTERCARGO "in the news"

Selected News Headlines 2020/Q2

INTERCARGO "in the news"

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

Joint Media Release: "Safety Warranty Prevails: US Supreme Court Rules that Owners can Rely on Absolute Warranty in Frequently Used Safe Berth Clauses"

Selected News Headlines 2020/Q1

INTERCARGO "in the news"

“Coronavirus poses major challenges for seafarers on merchant ships from increasing restrictions imposed by port states”

Selected News Headlines 2019/Q4

Dry bulk trade and fleet update 2019

Tripartite 2019

Selected News Headlines 2019/Q3

INTERCARGO on Nur Allya "in the news"

INTERCARGO on 2020 "in the news"

Selected News Headlines 2019/Q2

“2019 Ballast Water Management - Best Practices" by ABS

INTERCARGO "in the news"

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 "in the news"

Hong Kong Presentations Session – 5 March 2019

Full Members' Survey: IMPORTANT TOPICS IN 2019

Industry Working Groups

INTERCARGO "in the news"

In the news: INTERCARGO: "Liquefaction Continues to be a Major Risk"

In the news: The Interview: Dimitris Fafalios

In the news: INTERCARGO on EU Ship recycling regulation

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q4

Dry bulk trade and fleet update 2017-2018

Crew Wages and Operating Costs

Tripartite 2018

Regulatory Timeline for dry bulk carriers

In the news: "INTERCARGO Asks IMO to Address Challenges of 2020"

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q3

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q2

Assessing HME cargo residues and problems of their discharge

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q1

Full Members' Online Surveys

Dry Bulk Market Outlook

Summary of ship-terminal reporting in 2017

Selected News Headlines 2017

Industry PRESENTATIONS SESSION - Athens, 10 October 2017

The characteristics of cargo hold coatings for reducing vessel operational costs

Bulk carriers technologies for the near future

Dry bulk market developments

Dry bulk shipping: thinking short & long

BWM LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTATION: Possibilities and impossibilities

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

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

The RightShip Qi and Predictive Analytics

IMΟ has our full support in the mitigation of global GHG emissions from ships

Selected News Headlines 2016

IMarEST Ballast Water Technology Conference

BWM: 3 Systems approved by USCG in Dec. 2016

'Operating Excellence in Shipping' Annual Capital Link forum

Key indicators

Tripartite 2016

Iran Trading: implications on the availability of P&I cover

Korean shipbuilding orderbook slides to 10-year low

Recycling: Transitional Measures