The 8th session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC) 8 took place from the 14th to the 23rd September with Plenary sessions having taken place on the 14th, 15th,16th , and 23rd. This was followed by 37th session...
Media Release – 29 September 2022 “World Maritime Day Message Must Extend Beyond the Boundaries of Shipping, says INTERCARGO” Never has the theme of this year’s World Maritime Day – ‘New technologies for greener shipping’ –...
09 September 2022 (Update 18) The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has published a Resolution amending the rules for crossing the state border by Ukrainian citizens and has published Associated Procedures to be followed by seafarers if they are going...
Joint Media Release – 22 August 2022 “Shipping industry to remove the Indian Ocean High Risk Area” After more than a decade of effective threat-reducing counter-piracy operations the shipping industry has removed the ‘Indian Ocean...
Dear Members, The Parties to the Black Sea Grain Initiative have disseminated the attached: cover letter Annex on the procedures for ships participating in the Initiative. Questions may be directed to...
Joint Media Release – 11 July 2022 “Nigeria and Shipping Industry Launch Strategy to Eliminate Piracy Threat in Gulf of Guinea” The Government of Nigeria and a coalition of global shipping stakeholders have launched a new strategy to end...
The ninth session of the Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR 9) was held remotely from 21 to 30 June 2022. Among the 24 agenda items considered at NCSR 9, the outcome of some relevant items to bulk carrier sector...
23 June 2022 “2022 Day of the Seafarer: Share your journey” On the Day of the Seafarer 2022, we at INTERCARGO would like to thank those seafarers who have served us selflessly during the pandemic, and those are still caught up amid the disruptions...
-first posted on June 3- Dear members, the seventy-eighth session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 78) was held from Monday 06 to Friday 10 June 2022. Topics that were discussed and may be of interest to Members include: GHG...
Media Release – 9 June 2022 “Towards 2050: Governments must share the load, warns INTERCARGO” It would be a mistake to place responsibility for meeting IMO’s zero emission shipping targets fully on the shoulders of the shipping...
Media Release – 30 May 2022 “Shipping Industry Suffering from ‘Long COVID’ says INTERCARGO” The shipping industry is facing its own version of ‘long COVID’ says INTERCARGO, following warnings received from members. “Seafarers worldwide...
LR hosted its first Bulk Carriers Hellenic Forum meeting in Athens 4 May 2022 . The event brought together more than 40 bulk carrier owners to address the sector’s current and future challenges. Members of the forum discussed the commercial...