The press release from Paris MoU dated today (click here to download), highlights a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on MARPOL Annex VI to be carried jointly with Tokyo MoU from Sept to Nov 2018. The CIC aims at checking the compliance with...
Media Release – 10 May 2018 “On Bulk Carrier Casualties & Incidents” INTERCARGO’s latest Bulk Carrier Casualty Report, which provides an analysis of bulk carrier total losses between 2008 to 2017 (see ), has been submitted to the International...
Please view INTERCARGO’s “Bulk Carrier Casualty report – Years 2008 to 2017 and the trends” attached. INTERCARGO submitted a paper to IMO, with reference III 5/INF.2 as attached, making the Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2017...
Mandatory requirements Since our first circular was sent to members on 20 Feb 2018 as quoted below, we have been closely monitoring feedback from bulk carriers on difficulties to comply the amendments to MARPOL Annex V which entered into force on 1...
The 29th session of the Editorial And Technical Group Of The Sub-Committee On Carriage Of Cargoes And Containers (E&T 29) met between 16 and 20 April 2018. As instructed by CCC 4 (October 2017) the two main tasks carried out by the Group were;...
Media Release – 16 April 2018 “On IMO’s initial strategy for the reduction of GHG from ships” INTERCARGO welcomes the landmark initial strategy for the reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) from ships adopted by IMO. We firmly believe that IMO is the...
The 72nd session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 72) will take place between the 9th and 13th April 2018. Below is the INTERCARGO draft pre-brief for this meeting. The topics discussed in the pre-brief are related to:...
At IMO this past week (3-6 April 2018) took place the 3rd Meeting of the IMO Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. INTERCARGO followed the deliberations in its consultative/observer status and you may refer to...
Reports on bulker casualties are not being made public even when lives are lost at sea and the findings could prevent future tragedies. Investigations into 29 of the 53 losses of bulk carriers over 2008-2017 which resulted in the deaths of 202 crew...