SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN EU AND THE EU FIT FOR 55 POLICY PACKAGE Q1 2025 ATTN: ALL FULL MEMBERS ALL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS Dear Members, The European Union continues to advance several critical legislative and...
Media Release – 15 April 2025 “INTERCARGO Responds to IMO’s Decision on GHG Reduction Measures” At last week’s landmark MEPC 83 meeting, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member States assumed responsibility and agreed...
FUELEU MARITIME REPORT ON MARINE FUELS CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES ATTN: ALL FULL MEMBERS ALL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS Dear Members, The “Report on Marine Fuels Certification Procedures to Support Implementation of FuelEU Maritime”...
The eighty-third session of IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE (MEPC 83) met from 7 April to Friday, 11 April 2025. Key Topics The key topics that will be discussed at MEPC 83 and may be of interest to Members include : Ballast Water...
APPLICATION DATES OF THE CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING DIRECTIVE AND THE CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DUE DILIGENCE DIRECTIVE ATTN: ALL FULL MEMBERS ALL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS Dear Members, On March 26, the Council of the...
The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG) reports to the IMO’s Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and is tasked to consider matters related to GHG Reductions. ISWG-GHG 19 will produce a report...
Media Release – 27 March 2025 “INTERCARGO Reaffirms Call for Simplicity as IMO Climate Talks Intensify” International dry bulk shipping, which is the largest shipping sector, urges practical approach ahead of critical ISWG-GHG-19 and MEPC 83...
The Intersessional Working Group on Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency (ISWG-APEE) reports to the IMO’s Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and is tasked to consider matters related to the short-term GHG reduction measure and more...
Update of 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...