Ports & Terminals Archives - Page 5 of 6

Noticeboard Ports & Terminals

PSC issues, PRFs, HSSC & lessons learned from casualties

This brief covers following issues: A priority issue of attention – PSC CIC on ECDIS III 4 accepted INTERCARGO proposals to request port States to fulfil their obligation to set up sufficient and adequate port reception facilities (PRFs) Revision of...

September 29, 2017

Port State Control & Transparency

Enclosed space entry – PSC CIC findings, Fatalities and Guidance

Bulk cargoes which are known to cause oxygen depletion (a lack of oxygen) include grain and grain products, oilseeds, copra, all forms of wood, vegetable fibres such as jute, hemp, flax, cotton and many others, fishmeal, guano, sulphidic ores and...

August 4, 2017

Port State Control & Transparency

Lifeboat related issues and PSC inspections

In 1996, IMO adopted another completely revised version of Chapter III of SOLAS. The new chapter, and a new International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code with specific technical requirements, entered into force on 1 July 1998 and applies to all...

July 28, 2017

Member News Port State Control & Transparency

DNV GL has launched the Port State Control (PSC) Planner

Classification society DNV GL has launched a new application on its My DNV GL portal – the Port State Control (PSC) Planner. The PSC Planner has been designed to help ship owners, managers and operators increase their operational efficiency by...

April 27, 2017

Corruption, Criminalisation

INTERCARGO initiatives on Anti-Corruption – Jan. 2017

INTERCARGO participated at the IHS Maritime & Trade Risk Forum 2017 () in the panel about LOW-LEVEL CORRUPTION: A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR SHIPPING COMPANIES. The main points made by INTERCARGO are outlined in the attached. Also attached (members...

January 25, 2017

Association News Corruption, Criminalisation In Focus Noticeboard

INTERCARGO at IHS Maritime & Trade Risk Forum 2017

INTERCARGO participated at the IHS Maritime & Trade Risk Forum 2017 ()
in the panel about LOW-LEVEL CORRUPTION: A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR SHIPPING COMPANIES.
See details here.

January 25, 2017

Reception Facilities

Terminal reporting – Feedback from members on ship-terminal interface problems

1. Action requested: Shipowner members are encouraged to forward the encloed Terminal Report (v.5.1) to their bulk carrier fleets and invite their masters to fill and send the completed Report back to INTERCARGO office. The Terminal Report requests...

November 21, 2016

Reception Facilities

HME Cargo Charter Party Clause

During the October 2016 Executive Committee meeting it was agreed that the INTERCARGO Secretariat should approach BIMCO with a view to exploring the possibility of the development of a charter party clause to cover costs that may be incurred for the...

November 20, 2016

Port State Control & Transparency

Updates on PSC issues

The Report of the CIC on Crew Familiarisation on Enclosed Space Entry, carried out jointly by Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU members in September to November of 2015 can be downloaded from below. The PSC regimes will continue to pay attention to the...

June 8, 2016

Corruption, Criminalisation

Corruption Briefing

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...

December 15, 2015

Reception Facilities

Round Table Discussion Paper on Port Reception Facilities

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...

December 14, 2015

Reception Facilities

General guidance on shippers declaration on cargoes HME properties

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...

December 14, 2015

Ports & Terminals

PSC issues, PRFs, HSSC & lessons learned from casualties

Enclosed space entry – PSC CIC findings, Fatalities and Guidance

Lifeboat related issues and PSC inspections

DNV GL has launched the Port State Control (PSC) Planner

INTERCARGO initiatives on Anti-Corruption – Jan. 2017

INTERCARGO at IHS Maritime & Trade Risk Forum 2017

Terminal reporting – Feedback from members on ship-terminal interface problems

HME Cargo Charter Party Clause

Updates on PSC issues

Corruption Briefing

Round Table Discussion Paper on Port Reception Facilities

General guidance on shippers declaration on cargoes HME properties

Quick Links

Recent News

Follow INTERCARGO

SAFETY – SECURITY

ENVIRONMENT – QUALITY

REGULATION