Update on 20 Mar 2025: Contents: Bulk carrier casualties in 2024 Cargo safety Lessons learned – Grounding of bulk carrier Indian Partnership 1.Bulk carrier casualties in 2024 Rubymar (IMO No. 9138898, built as a bulk carrier and certificates...
Update on 14 Mar 2025: The forty-ninth session of the IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL 49) took place between Monday 10 to Friday 14 March 2025. During the meeting, the following key topics were discussed: Consideration and analysis of reports and...
“Proposed Action in Section 301 Investigation of China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance” Dear Full Members on INTERCARGO, As you will be aware from our Secretariat’s previous update (further below ; see...
Update on 28 Feb 2025 The eleventh session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 11) took place between Monday, 24 to Friday, 28 February 2025. During the meeting, the following key topics were discussed: Lifesaving appliance Draft...
Submissions to the Marine Environment Protection Committee 83rd session (MEPC 83), 7-11 April 2025 MEPC 83/4/8 – Analysis of the impact on emissions from ships that undertake measures following their decisions to bypass their BWMS (see...
Update on 23 Feb 2025: On 19 Feb 2025, the European Commission published the results of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) evaluation. The report and the accompanying document (Commission Staff Working Document) can be downloaded at link and...
The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 18) met from Monday to Friday 17-21 February 2025. The report of the Group will be brought to MEPC 83 (7-11 April 2025) for consideration and approval. Key Topics...
Update of 14 Feb 2025 The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW 11) took place between Monday 10 to Friday 14 February 2025. During the meeting, the following key topics were discussed: Development of Training...
Update on 03 Feb 2025: The Navy office published the QUARTERLY REPORT Q4 2024 on 06 Jan 2025 (link for download). Two piracy incidents occurred in the Gulf of Guinea on 31 Jan and 01 Feb 2025, with details as follows. You need to login to view the...