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Update: 07 Dec 2023 Contents: Outcome of A 33 Status of IMO ship recycling convention 1. Outcome of A 33 The 33rd session of the IMO Assembly (A 33) was held from Monday, 27 November to Wednesday, 6 December 2023, with the following IMO Assembly...

December 7, 2023

IMO In Focus Incidents & Casualties Port State Control & Transparency Reception Facilities

INTERCARGO’s Brief for IMO III 9

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...

August 4, 2023

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

INTERCARGO’s Brief for IMO III 8

The eighth session of the Sub-Committee on IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 8) was held remotely from 25 to 29 July 2022. The INTERCARGO brief as attached covers the following items of this meeting: You need to login to...

July 29, 2022

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

INTERCARGO’s pre-meeting Brief for IMO III 8

The 8th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 8) will be held remotely from 25 to 29 July 2022. The INTERCARGO pre-brief as attached covers the following items of this meeting: We will attend III 8 and report...

July 18, 2022

IMO Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency

Duplicate entries on databases of PSC systems

Update on 15 Feb 2022: Since 2017, Equasis (Electronic Quality Shipping Information System) has been receiving complaints in relation to incorrect numbers of ship detentions presented in the database. With an interim measure put in place Equasis has...

February 15, 2022

IMO Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency SOx, PM emissions

PSC Inspection on MARPOL Annex VI

Update on 13 Feb 2022: MEPC.321(74) on 2019 Guidelines for port State control under MARPOL Annex VI chapter 3 was revoked by IMO Assembly resolution A. 1155(32) as adopted on 15 Dec 2021. On 28 Jan 2022, IMO published resolution A. 1155(32), as...

February 13, 2022

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

Procedures for Port State Control (PSC)

Update on 13 Feb 2022: On 28 Jan, IMO published its Assembly resolution A. 1155(32) as adopted on 15 Dec 2021, containing a new version of the IMO Procedures for port State control, 2021, as attached for your reference. Resolution A. 1155(32)...

January 13, 2022

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

IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments

The 7th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 7), originally scheduled to be held from 20 to 24 July 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually held remotely from 12 to 16 July 2021. Here are...

July 16, 2021

Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency Ports & Terminals

PSC CIC on Emergency Systems and Procedures, 2019

Seven (7) PSC MoUs agreed to jointly carry out a CIC on Emergency Systems and Procedures from 1 Sept to 30 Nov 2019. The 7 MoUs are Black Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, Paris, Tokyo, Riyadh and Viña del Mar. The CIC aims at ensuring compliance...

July 23, 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

Corruption, Criminalisation Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency Ports & Terminals

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...

October 15, 2018

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

Outcome of IMO III 5

The fifth session of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 5) was concluded on 28 Sept 2018. Outcome of III 5 is summarised as follows. Contents: Lessons Learnt from serious marine casualties Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2008...

September 28, 2018

Port State Control & Transparency

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INTERCARGO’s Brief for IMO III 9

INTERCARGO’s Brief for IMO III 8

INTERCARGO’s pre-meeting Brief for IMO III 8

Duplicate entries on databases of PSC systems

PSC Inspection on MARPOL Annex VI

Procedures for Port State Control (PSC)

IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments

PSC CIC on Emergency Systems and Procedures, 2019

Port State Control and Transparency

Port State Control – A Closer Look

Outcome of IMO III 5

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