The 9th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 9) was held from Monday, 31 July to Friday, 04 August 2023. The INTERCARGO brief covers the following items of this meeting: Lessons Learned from the Analysis of...
Dear Members of INTERCARGO, Yesterday, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council elected Mr Arsenio Dominguez as the Organization’s next Secretary-General (subject to IMO Assembly approval later in the year) from 1 Jan. 2024. He...
Shipping is by definition an international activity and IMO is the appropriate body to address its global challenges. INTERCARGO has been participating actively in the development of GHG reduction measures at IMO. An overview of the prevention of...
Update on 12 Jul 2023: Contents: Gap analysis Role of shipowners Role of crew managers Target skill training in digitalization and decarbonization The 2023 IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships highlights three aspects to reach zero...
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 congratulates member states for agreeing on a revised greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy aimed at enabling shipping to decarbonise. We fully support the IMO’s goal of reaching net-zero GHG emissions by or around 2050. Yet the challenges ahead...
Update on 05 Jul 2023 Contents: Voice of shipping sector View of environmentalists What may happen to the HKC after its entry into force HKC aligns with EU SRR, or wise verse The “equivalency” of the HKC with the Basel Convention and the EU SRR It...
The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 15) met from Monday 26 to Friday 30 June 2023. ISWG-GHG 15 produced a report on their deliberations which will be considered by MEPC 80 (3 to 7 July 2023). The key...
The 107th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 107) took place from the 31st of May to the 9th June 2023. The following key topics were discussed: GHG Reduction/Safety New Fuels & Technologies Common Structural Rules Cargoes Cargo Gear...
Update on 19 May 2023 The 10th session of the Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR 10) took place in a hybrid format from Wednesday, 10 to Friday, 19 May 2023. You need to login to view the rest of the content...
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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Update on 31 Mar 2023: The issue of fraudulent certificates was on the agenda of the 110th session of the IMO Legal Committee (LEG 110) was held from 27 to 31 March 2023, with the outcome of the discussions being summarised as follows. You need to...