IMO made a report with reference of “HTW 3/4” on 30 November 2015, providing a summary of reports on fraudulent certificates received from Belize, Honduras, Singapore, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for the...
With reference to the Report III 2/16 of the 2nd session of IMO’s Sub-committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III), enclosed is “Lessons learned from marine casualties”, following the review carried out by the IMO Secretariat in cooperation...
Ref: IC1553, 16 Dec 2015
To: All INTERCARGO Members
Dear Members,
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At the last IACS Council meeting on 10 Dec 2015, INTERCARGO introduced a critique on how the IACS’ Harmonised Common Structure Rules (CSR-H) is being applied to bulk carriers through the IACS Knowledge Centre (KC) output; the enclosed “Appraisal of...
The U.S. Coast Guard has denied appeals from four ballast water treatment system manufacturers to allow the most probable number (MPN) method for determining the efficacy of systems. You need to login to view the rest of the content. Please Login...
INTERCARGO had led a Round Table letter to all PSC MoUs suggesting the establishment of a fully independent Internal Affairs Review (IAR) panel where owners could be assured that complaints of corruption or negligence would receive a sympathetic and...
UNFCCC has the objective of drafting text for a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol. GHG emissions from International shipping have so far been explicitly excluded from the scope of international regulation of GHG under UNFCCC (under the Kyoto...
The shipping industry is faced with the entry into force of an International Convention (International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004) which has fundamental flaws in its method of...
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...
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. You...