Seven (7) PSC MoUs agreed to jointly carry out a CIC on Emergency Systems and Procedures from 1 Sept to 30 Nov 2019. The 7 MoUs are Black Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, Paris, Tokyo, Riyadh and Viña del Mar. The CIC aims at ensuring compliance...
Media Release – 19 July 2019 “2020 Global Sulphur Limit implementation: INTERCARGO raises Safety concerns” With 1 January 2020 less than five and a half months away, INTERCARGO expresses its growing concern in view of the magnitude of the challenge...
INTERCARGO has been conducting a survey of the Ballast Water Treatment Systems fitted on members vessels. The data received from members is is entered in a database and then the findings from the survey are shared with members on a regular basis...
The attacks on two vessels at anchor off Fujairah, UAE on 12 May 2019 and on two vessels in the Gulf of Oman (GOO), in international waters, south of Jask on 13 Jun 19 have caused great concern for transiting through the Strait of Hormuz (SOH) and...
Media Release – 25 June 2019 Celebrating the Day of the Seafarer 2019: “I Am On Board with gender equality” INTERCARGO joins the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the international shipping community in celebrating the Day of the...
Dear Members of INTERCARGO, Please find attached the Brief on the outcome of the 101st session of the MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE (MSC 101) which met between Wednesday 05 to Friday 14 June 2019 at the IMO HQ in London. Key/Bulk carrier topics that...
The 101st session of the MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE (MSC 101) will meet between Wednesday 5th and Friday 14th June 2019. Below you can find the INTERCARGO Pre-Brief, and accompanying attachments/papers, for this important meeting. The Pre-Brief...
Update on 24 May 2019:- The INTERCARGO Terminal Reporting scheme encourages bulk carrier masters to report all ship-terminal interface issues, such as difficulties related PSC and corruption issues linked to officials of various authorities...
Submission to the Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 6), 01-05 Jul. 2019 III 6/INF.8 – Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2009-2018 (see attached) Submissions to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 101), 05-14 Jun. 2019 MSC 101-8...
Dear Full members of INTERCARGO, As the IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE (MEPC 74) meeting has just concluded, we are glad to share with you the attached Brief on its Outcome (with a number of attachments) that the Secretariat prepared...
The seventy-fourth session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) will meet between Monday 13 and Friday 17 May 2019. The INTERCARGO Pre-Brief for MEPC 74 can be found below. Key topics discussed in the brief include: Ballast...
On Thursday 9 May 2019, at the headquarters of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Mr William H. Burroughs of INTERCARGO Associate Member ABS delivered a very interesting and pertinent presentation on 2019 Ballast Water Management Best...