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Update on Database of Ship-Terminal Interface Issues

Update on 07 May 2019:- The Database on Ship-Terminal Interface Issues, v.18.3, updated on 11 July 2019, contains entries of 584 ports in 102 regions/countries. In addition to the information about port reception facility issues, there is also...

July 16, 2019

IMO Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency SOx, PM emissions

PSC Inspection on MARPOL Annex VI

Feedback shows concerns about how PSC inspection would be carried out from 2020. Here is to summarise the latest development of PSC inspection on MARPOL Annex VI and related IMO requirements, guidelines and circulars supporting the consistent...

July 9, 2019

IMO Incidents & Casualties Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency Reception Facilities

IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments

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...

July 5, 2019

Corruption, Criminalisation Port State Control & Transparency Ports & Terminals

Port State Control and Transparency

Update on 24 May 2019:- The INTERCARGO Terminal Reporting scheme encourages bulk carrier masters to report all ship-terminal interface issues, such as difficulties related PSC and corruption issues linked to officials of various authorities...

May 24, 2019

IMO Incidents & Casualties Misc Issues Noticeboard Ports & Terminals

Stowaway incidents and ports between 2010-2019

Update:- 10 May 2019 The Excel file as attached at the end of this update contains a table of stowaway incidents and ports from 2010 onwards, with following notes: The rest of the content is not permitted for your membership level or if you do not...

May 10, 2019

Noticeboard Reception Facilities

Reception Facilities & MARPOL Annex V

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...

May 7, 2019

Corruption, Criminalisation IMO Noticeboard

IMO Facilitation Committee

Update on 12 Apr 2019:- Brief report on outcome of IMO FAL 43 The 43rd session of IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL 43) will be held on 8-12 Apr 2019. Combating maritime corruption: FAL 43 agreed a new work program, with a target completion year of...

April 12, 2019

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

Safe Loading/Unloading at Anchorage

Update on 1 Apr 2019:- There are 51 reports added to the INTERCARGO Database on Safe Loading/Unloading at Anchorage. Its V.2 has records of 60 anchorage areas in 28 countries/regions. Masters of your bulk carriers are encouraged to continue their...

April 2, 2019

Cargoes IMO Industry Developments Noticeboard Ports & Terminals Reception Facilities

Experience sharing – Bulk Cargo not listed in IMSBC Code

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...

March 29, 2019

Ballast Water Emissions IMO Industry Developments Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency

Procedures for Port State Control (PSC)

Feedback and experience sharing are expected from INTERCARGO members on PSC inspections. PSC on air emission Last year, four (4) PSC MoUs (Paris, Tokyo, India and Black Sea) jointly carried out CIC on compliance with the MARPOL Annex VI. As advised...

March 20, 2019

Cargoes GHG emissions IMO In Focus Incidents & Casualties Life Saving Piracy Ports & Terminals SOx, PM emissions

INTERCARGO Submissions to IMO in 2018

Submissions to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 99), 16-25 May 2018 MSC 99/20/7 – Proposal for a new agenda item to amend the definition of ‘Group A’ in the IMSBC Code (see attached) MSC 99/20/8 – Proposal for a new output...

November 14, 2018

Misc Issues Noticeboard Ports & Terminals

Fishery Farm Claims in China

1. Fishery farm claims, 2017 The local Ocean and Fishery Administration is authorized to approve use of the sea area, while the safety of navigation is governed by local Maritime Safety Administration (MSA), so that some of the approved fishery...

October 17, 2018

Ports & Terminals

Update on Database of Ship-Terminal Interface Issues

PSC Inspection on MARPOL Annex VI

IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments

Port State Control and Transparency

Stowaway incidents and ports between 2010-2019

Reception Facilities & MARPOL Annex V

IMO Facilitation Committee

Safe Loading/Unloading at Anchorage

Experience sharing – Bulk Cargo not listed in IMSBC Code

Procedures for Port State Control (PSC)

INTERCARGO Submissions to IMO in 2018

Fishery Farm Claims in China

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