Dear Full members of INTERCARGO, As the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75, 16-20 Nov. 2020) meeting has just concluded, we are glad to share with you the attached Brief on its Outcome (and the attached documents cited...
Joint Media Release – 20 November 2020 “Shipping industry welcomes IMO decision to give further consideration to USD 5 billion fund to accelerate decarbonisation” Copenhagen, Brussels, London and Washington; November 20, 2020 – The...
Joint Media Release – 13 November 2020 “Shipping industry urges Governments to take forward USD 5 billion proposal to accelerate the decarbonisation of maritime transport” London/Washington, November 13, 2020 – As governments come together at...
Media Release – 12 November 2020 “INTERCARGO supports IMO in approving GHG measures next week” Ahead of the important International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 75), which will take place on...
This session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) was originally scheduled to take place between the 30th March and the 3rd April 2020 however due the Coronavirus Pandemic the meeting will now take place between the 16th and...
The 102nd session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 102) originally scheduled to take place between the 13th and 22nd May 2020 (postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic) took place between the 4th and 11th November 2020. The meeting was...
Media Release – 02 November 2020 “INTERCARGO: Charterers preventing crew change must be held to account” INTERCARGO, the body representing the interests of dry bulk sector operators, has learned that in a number of instances, charterers...
Submissions to the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 7), 2 – 6 March 2020 SSE 7/12 – Proposal for amendments to paragraph 4.4.7.6.17 of the LSA Code (see attached) Submissions to the Legal Committee (LEG 107), postponed...
Dear Full Members of INTERCARGO, The 7th Session of IMO’ Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction of GHG Emissions (ISWG-GHG 7) took place on 19-23 October 2020. The agenda of ISWG-GHG 7 comprised as key item the development of new short-term...
Media Release – 12 October 2020 INTERCARGO Meetings Address Key Industry Issues INTERCARGO ran a series of key meetings virtually on 8-9 October. Its Annual General Meeting, Executive Committee meeting and Technical Committee meeting were held via...
The Together in Safety website has been launched. In view of this launch, INTERCARGO had reiterated its support through the below statement by the Association’s Chairman Dimitris J. Fafalios, & Secretary General Kostas G. Gkonis:...
Media Release – 21 September 2020 “Shipping’s inclusion in EU ETS ignores industry’s calls for collaboration” The inclusion of shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), which European lawmakers have recently supported, has ignored...