draft v.1.1, Dec 2015
In accordance with MARPOL Annex V, the management of the residues of solid bulk cargoes depends primarily on the classification of a solid bulk cargo as to whether it is harmful to the marine environment (HME) or non-HME.
The Director General of Shipping of India has issued a Notice on the implementation of prohibition on single use of plastic on 21 Nov 2019.
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The 6th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 6) was held on 1- 5 Jul 2019. A brief summary of its outome is provided on following subjects: Draft PSC Procedure 2019 Lessons learnt from marine casualties Draft...
Update: 7 May 2019 INTERCARGO’s Database on Ship-Terminal Interface Issues, as updated on 7 May 2019, contains entries of 518 ports in 95 regions/countries. The Database has the information about port reception facility issues, as well as...
One bulk carrier was expected to carry a cargo of “COPPER CONCENTRATE, GROUP A, UN 3077”. The cargo is: Cargo Group: Group A – para 7.2.1 of IMSBC Code indicates that “Group A cargoes contain a certain proportion of small particles and a...
The fifth session of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 5) was concluded on 28 Sept 2018. Outcome of III 5 is summarised as follows. Contents: Lessons Learnt from serious marine casualties Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2008...
Update on 5 Sept 2018:- Further to the INTERCARGO circulars IC1881 of 28 Apr and IC1898 of 7 Aug, it is to provide an update with following contents, including comments from INTERCARGO members so far: Contents: Port Reception Facilities – What...
It is a mandatory requirement under MARPOL Annex V for shippers to declare whether a cargo is HME cargo or not. If a cargo is declared as HME cargo (a cargo that is Harmful to the Marine Environment), there could be difficulties and significant...
Mandatory requirements Since our first circular was sent to members on 20 Feb 2018 as quoted below, we have been closely monitoring feedback from bulk carriers on difficulties to comply the amendments to MARPOL Annex V which entered into force on 1...
Submissions to Intersessional meeting (Oct. 23-27) of the Working Group on Reduction of GHG emissions submission ISWG-GHG 2-2-1 – Comments on the draft structure and suggested draft text for possible inclusion in the initial strategy...
1. Action requested: Shipowner members are encouraged to forward the encloed Terminal Report (v.5.1) to their bulk carrier fleets and invite their masters to fill and send the completed Report back to INTERCARGO office. The Terminal Report requests...
During the October 2016 Executive Committee meeting it was agreed that the INTERCARGO Secretariat should approach BIMCO with a view to exploring the possibility of the development of a charter party clause to cover costs that may be incurred for the...
The shipping industry is faced with both tighter regulatory requirements in relation to ship and cargo generated wastes through the IMO and national and regional legislation, e.g. the US and the EU respectively, and at the same time subjected to...
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