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Noticeboard Port State Control & Transparency

Benchmarking PSC Regimes

Members may have good reasons to assign different scores to each of the 10 dominating PSC regimes, based on the experiences of their fleet and their teams of superintendents in office. Here are some points to assist members in fine tuning those...

December 5, 2017

Noticeboard Piracy

Military Threat Assessment of Security Risks in the Regions of Gulf of Aden

The military bi-annual report of “Threat Assessment” is released today, for reference of ships transiting through the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden (GoA), Gulf of Oman (GoO) and the Western Indian Ocean. The report takes into account information, knowledge...

December 1, 2017

GHG emissions Noticeboard Other Legislation

Alignment of EU MRV Regulation with IMO CO2 Data Collection System

INTERCARGO welcomes the Consultation on the revision of the policy on monitoring, reporting and verification of CO2 emissions from maritime transport undertaken for the purpose to align the EU MRV with the global IMO Data Collection System (IMO DCS)...

November 30, 2017

Misc Issues Noticeboard

Impact of the upgraded Panama Canal on bulk carrier sector

Members may have read the press release of Panama Canal summarising its performance of the Fiscal Year 2017 (FY2017) (). It led us to do a general research with following findings to share with members. Historical performance In terms of transit of...

November 21, 2017

GHG emissions IMO Media Releases

Shipping Industry ‘broadly satisfied’ with IMO progress on CO2 strategy – but much work still to be done

Common Media Release by ICS, BIMCO, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO – 27 October 2017 Shipping Industry ‘broadly satisfied’ with IMO progress on CO2 strategy – but much work still to be done The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)...

October 27, 2017

Misc Issues Noticeboard

Ship Operations Costs

It is the time of year for companies to assess their performance in terms ship operations costs in 2017 and prepare their budget for 2018. To certain point it is useful to compare our own figures against those of industry average. Here is to share...

October 27, 2017

GHG emissions IMO Noticeboard

Brief on the outcome of the IMO Intersessional Working Group on GHG emissions

At IMO this past week (23-27 October) took place the 2nd “INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON REDUCTION OF GHG (GreenHouse Gas) EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS”. A 1st meeting took place on 26-30 June 2017 (just before the last MEPC 71 – Marine...

October 27, 2017

Incidents & Casualties Media Releases

“On the tragic loss of EMERALD STAR”

Media Release – 24 October 2017 “On the tragic loss of EMERALD STAR” INTERCARGO is deeply concerned with the tragic loss of the 57k dwt Bulk Carrier EMERALD STAR in the morning of the 13th October with 26 seafarers on board. To date, 16 crew members...

October 24, 2017

Misc Issues Noticeboard

Rightship feedback to INTERCARGO on Qi

Full Members may find attached the interesting communication (2-page letter + 8-page response) received from Righthship, in response to the questions and requests for clarifications channelled via our Secretariat. Some points cited in the attached...

October 20, 2017

Cargoes Noticeboard

Bauxite – Cargo Failure Mechanism “Dynamic Separation”

The Golbal Bauxite Working Group in its research of the behaviour of Bauxite during shipping identified a cargo failure mechanism “Dynamic Separation” where a liquid slurry forms above the cargo which could potentially have a significant...

October 18, 2017

Association News Misc Issues

In the news: “Dry bulk shipowners want wider vetting of stakeholders”

You may refer to the SEATRADE MARITIME NEWS article here.

October 18, 2017

Noticeboard Piracy

Summary of piracy incidents in Jan-Sept 2017

Summary Coast of Somalia: No incidents were reported off the coast of Somalia in the 3rd quarter 2017, though the successful attacks from earlier 2017 suggest that pirates retain the capacity to target merchant shipping at distances from the...

October 17, 2017

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Benchmarking PSC Regimes

Military Threat Assessment of Security Risks in the Regions of Gulf of Aden

Alignment of EU MRV Regulation with IMO CO2 Data Collection System

Impact of the upgraded Panama Canal on bulk carrier sector

Shipping Industry ‘broadly satisfied’ with IMO progress on CO2 strategy – but much work still to be done

Ship Operations Costs

Brief on the outcome of the IMO Intersessional Working Group on GHG emissions

“On the tragic loss of EMERALD STAR”

Rightship feedback to INTERCARGO on Qi

Bauxite – Cargo Failure Mechanism “Dynamic Separation”

In the news: “Dry bulk shipowners want wider vetting of stakeholders”

Summary of piracy incidents in Jan-Sept 2017

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