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Industry Developments Noticeboard

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q4

THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES SELECTED BY INTERCARGO (05/11/2018 – 11/11/2018) Ship collision risk increases as China sees more fishery farms Several marine incidents in China have been reported involving merchant vessels colliding with fishery farms...

19 hours ago

Industry Developments Noticeboard

Dry bulk trade and fleet update

The “Dry bulk trade and fleet update” is a monthly edition prepared exclusively for INTERCARGO Full Members by Mr Richard Scott (Managing Director, Bulk Shipping Analysis & member, London Branch committee, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers)...

November 6, 2018

Industry Developments Misc Issues Noticeboard Other Legislation

EU Regulation on Ship Recycling

Contents: Key elements of the EU Regulation No. 1257/2013 on Ship Recycling Legal cases Other legal frameworks related to time/place/flag Commercially and economically unworkable regulation Inadequacy of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation –...

October 9, 2018

Industry Developments Noticeboard

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q3

THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES SELECTED BY INTERCARGO (17/09/2018 – 23/09/2018) Report: Pirates Kidnap 12 Crew off Nigeria Based on the statement, the ship was underway, loaded with a cargo of bulk wheat, around 45 nautical miles southwest of Bonny...

September 24, 2018

Industry Developments Noticeboard Ports & Terminals

Issues with Ship Sanitation Certificate

Contents: 1) Ship Sanitation Certificate and Deratting Certificate 2) Feedback from INTERCARGO members 3) When more than half of the world no longer issues these certificates, why others still do this? 4) Suggestions...

September 19, 2018

Cargoes Industry Developments Noticeboard Ports & Terminals Training, Manpower & Human Element

Safe Loading/Unloading at Anchorage

Update on 11 Sept 2018:- Contents: Summary of feedback Specific comments Damage assessment Action requested Summary of feedback From the beginning of the project on 23 Jul until now, there were 26 reports reaching us and being entered into the...

September 11, 2018

IMO Industry Developments Noticeboard Other Legislation

Ship Recycling

Update: 23 Jul 2018 There are only 5 months towards 30 Dec 2018, before the EU ship recycling regulation enters into force on that day. Here at the following webpage is the list of the 21 European List of ship recycling facilities, for compliance...

July 23, 2018

Industry Developments Noticeboard Piracy Publications

Regional and Global Counter Piracy Guidelines

INTERCARGO and its members joined industry partners and contributed to the development of Best Management Practices to deter piracy and enhance maritime Security. Following new and updated versions of the regional and global guidelines are issued on...

June 28, 2018

Industry Developments Noticeboard

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q2

June 25, 2018

IMO Industry Developments Noticeboard Ports & Terminals

Revised Terminal Reporting Form and General Guidance

Revised Terminal Reporting Form With the implementation of new mandatory requirements on ballast water management (BWM) and declaration of harmful to marine environment (HME) on dry bulk cargo by shippers under the revised MARPOL Annex V, feedback...

May 25, 2018

Cargoes IMO Industry Developments Noticeboard Reception Facilities

Assessing HME cargo residues and problems of their discharge

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...

May 2, 2018

Incidents & Casualties Industry Developments Noticeboard Training, Manpower & Human Element

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

A group of INTERCARGO members have checked with INTERCARGO Secretariat on whether it has industry average of crew Injury frequency and lost time. It is understood that with crew Injury as one of their internal key performance indicators, those...

April 19, 2018

Industry Developments

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q4

Dry bulk trade and fleet update

EU Regulation on Ship Recycling

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q3

Issues with Ship Sanitation Certificate

Safe Loading/Unloading at Anchorage

Ship Recycling

Regional and Global Counter Piracy Guidelines

Selected News Headlines 2018/Q2

Revised Terminal Reporting Form and General Guidance

Assessing HME cargo residues and problems of their discharge

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

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