The Eighth Meeting of the IMO’s Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships ISWG-GHG 8 took place Monday 24 to Friday 28 May 2021. ISWG-GHG 8 reported to the seventy-sixth session of the IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT...
-INTERCARGO’s brief following the meeting is posted here– The eighth session of the IMO’s sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 8) will take place, virtually, between the 22nd and 26th March with the participation of...
Dear Members, The IMO hosted on 9 and 10 February 2021, as pre-announced here, a Symposium on alternative low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels to take stock of ongoing initiatives on alternative low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels for shipping. You need...
The IMO’s Facilitation Committee agreed to develop guidance to address maritime corruption. A correspondence group (CG) was established for this purpose during in Oct 2020, with INTERCARGO as one of its members. The guidance, if approved, would be...
According to an IMO resolution MSC.428(98), cyber risks are to be addressed in safety management systems (SMS) no later than the first annual verification of the company’s Document of Compliance (DOC) after 1 Jan 2021. The approved SMS should...
Dear Full members of INTERCARGO, As the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75, 16-20 Nov. 2020) meeting has just concluded, we are glad to share with you the attached Brief on its Outcome (and the attached documents cited...
This session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) was originally scheduled to take place between the 30th March and the 3rd April 2020 however due the Coronavirus Pandemic the meeting will now take place between the 16th and...
The 102nd session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 102) originally scheduled to take place between the 13th and 22nd May 2020 (postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic) took place between the 4th and 11th November 2020. The meeting was...