HEADLINES SELECTED BY INTERCARGO (22/03/2021 – 28/03/2021) Successful Refloating of EVER GIVEN Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), has announced today, Monday 29th March, 2021, that the...
-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...
A number of fatalities and serious injuries were suffered by divers conducting ship inspections and other underwater ship husbandry work. International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI), et...
Security experts of the Round Table of Shipping Associations (BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO) and OCIMF developed the draft Strategy for Gulf of Guinea Counter-Piracy Initiatives and agreed to seek inputs and comments from key stakeholders...
Dear Full Members of INTERCARGO, INTERCARGO has hosted a webinar entitled “DryBMS – explanation and application for INTERCARGO members” on Wednesday 17th February at 11:00 GMT. You may find the presentation slides attached. For background...
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...
On 31 Dec 2020, oil tanker MT POLA was conducting a ship-to-ship transfer with the MT NORDIC FREEDOM when a likely deliberately-placed Limpet Mine was discovered attached to the MT POLA’s hull. The MT POLA had been at anchor at the KAZ anchorage...
Update on 07 Jan 2021: Contents: Grounding of Wakashio Liquefaction of nickel ore cargo Parana River – grounding incidents Bulk Carrier incident statistics from 2016 Lessons learned You need to login to view the rest of the content. Please Login...
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...
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES SELECTED BY INTERCARGO (14/12/2020 – 20/12/2020) The Top 100: Homage to Covid’s forgotten heroes The hard work, bravery and commitment of the seafarer to the benefit of all means these workers on shipping’s front...