The fifth session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 5) will meet at the IMO headquarters between the 22nd and 26th January 2018, and will be attended by the INTERCARGO Secretariat. Among the agenda items, the following...
Here is to report a few issues that may affect the operations of your fleet in 2018: Environment protection ECAs in China The 3 ECAs (sulphur Emission Control Areas) in China have taken effective from 1 Jan 2018, which require ships to use fuel with...
Common Media Release by ICS, BIMCO, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO – 27 October 2017 Shipping Industry ‘broadly satisfied’ with IMO progress on CO2 strategy – but much work still to be done The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)...
At IMO this past week (23-27 October) took place the 2nd “INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON REDUCTION OF GHG (GreenHouse Gas) EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS”. A 1st meeting took place on 26-30 June 2017 (just before the last MEPC 71 – Marine...
Submissions to Intersessional meeting (Oct. 23-27) of the Working Group on Reduction of GHG emissions submission ISWG-GHG 2-2-1 – Comments on the draft structure and suggested draft text for possible inclusion in the initial strategy...
The IMO sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 4) took place between Monday 11 September and Friday 15 September 2017. The below brief covers the IMSBC Code matters that were discussed at CCC 4 and includes information on: You...
Following the Bulk Jupiter incident a group of industry stakeholders established a Global Bauxite Working Group (GBWG) whose purpose was to conduct research into the behaviour of Bauxite during shipping. The GBWG finished the research and has...
At the 98th session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee MSC 98 (June 2017), the MSC adopted draft amendments to the IMSBC Code ( Amendment 04-17) with a view to Entry into Force on 01 January 2019. You need to login to view the rest of the...
As the IMO Marine Environmnet Protection Committee (MEPC 71) has just concluded, we are glad to share with you the attached brief on its outcome that the Secretariat prepared – focusing on key topics, especially in relation to dry bulk...
INTERCARGO’s Brief on the outcome of the 98th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 98) which met between the 7th and 16th June 2017, is attached. The Brief covers topics that may be of interest to members and includes: Cargoes Common...
INTERCARGO and its Round Table partners have submitted the attached two papers:
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