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Port State Control – A Closer Look

Ships visit ports in different regions and may be faced with different PSC practices. To explore new ways to create extra value on PSC guidance, now we try an approach to analyse different PSC MoUs and provide focused update to members. We summarise...

August 14, 2018

Cargoes Noticeboard Ports & Terminals Reception Facilities

HME Cargoes – correctly declared by shippers?

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...

August 10, 2018

Cargoes In Focus Ports & Terminals Training, Manpower & Human Element

Safe Loading/Unloading at Anchorage

The new INTERCARGO project – feedback on Safe Loading/Unloading at Anchorage – starts today. INTERCARGO members have been requested to forward the INTERCARGO Report Form (II) (click here to download the Form (II)) to the masters of relevant...

July 23, 2018

Noticeboard Ports & Terminals

Update of Database on Ship-Terminal Interface Issues

Update on 28 Jun 2018:- With thanks to the masters of bulk carriers, the INTERCARGO Database on Ship-Terminal Interface Issues v.13 now contains entries of 394 ports in 83 regions/countries. The rest of the content is not permitted for your...

June 28, 2018

Ballast Water Ports & Terminals SOx, PM emissions Training, Manpower & Human Element

Members’ reporting & surveys

(for Full Members only) Terminal Reporting – find the form attached or see here Safe Loading/Unloading at Anchorage (see here ) BWTS Survey (you may contact our Technical Manager Ed Wroe at...

June 28, 2018

IMO Incidents & Casualties Misc Issues Noticeboard Ports & Terminals

Stowaway incidents and ports between 2010-2018

Update:- 19 Jun 2018
Here is the update of reported stowaway cases in 2017 and the first 5 months in 2018, and the names of ports of those incidents.
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June 19, 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

Emissions IMO Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency

PSC CIC on MARPOL Annex VI, 2018

The press release from Paris MoU dated today (click here to download), highlights a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on MARPOL Annex VI to be carried jointly with Tokyo MoU from Sept to Nov 2018. The CIC aims at checking the compliance with...

May 14, 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

IMO Noticeboard Reception Facilities

Proposal of a new EU Directive on Port Reception Facilities (PRFs)

It is not an urgent issue (expected implementation from 2020), but very significant and highly relevant to discharge of cargo residues in EU ports from 2020: The rest of the content is not permitted for your membership level or if you do not Login...

April 28, 2018

Noticeboard Reception Facilities

Reception Facilities & MARPOL Annex V – Latest Developments

Update: 6 Apr 2018 IMO posted, on its website, the revised circular MEPC.1/Circ.834/Rev.1 on Consolidated guidance for port reception facility providers and users on 19 March 2018 (available at ). Bulk carrier shipowners including INTERCARGO members...

March 6, 2018

IMO Life Saving Misc Issues Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency

Outcome of NCSR 5 meetings at IMO

Outcome of PSC CIC on ECDIS The press release of Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU, dated 19 Feb 2018, on the joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Safety of Navigation, including ECDIS during 1 Sept to 30 Nov 2017, informs following findings: A...

February 23, 2018

Ports & Terminals

Port State Control – A Closer Look

HME Cargoes – correctly declared by shippers?

Safe Loading/Unloading at Anchorage

Update of Database on Ship-Terminal Interface Issues

Members’ reporting & surveys

Stowaway incidents and ports between 2010-2018

Revised Terminal Reporting Form and General Guidance

PSC CIC on MARPOL Annex VI, 2018

Assessing HME cargo residues and problems of their discharge

Proposal of a new EU Directive on Port Reception Facilities (PRFs)

Reception Facilities & MARPOL Annex V – Latest Developments

Outcome of NCSR 5 meetings at IMO

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