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Other Legislation SOx, PM emissions

Air Pollution Control Regulation in Hong Kong and Mainland China

Ref: IC1553, 16 Dec 2015
To: All INTERCARGO Members
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December 16, 2015

Class & Statutory Rules Design & Construction, Machinery & Operations Topics

Critique on IACS H-CSR and KC to IACS Council

At the last IACS Council meeting on 10 Dec 2015, INTERCARGO introduced a critique on how the IACS’ Harmonised Common Structure Rules (CSR-H) is being applied to bulk carriers through the IACS Knowledge Centre (KC) output; the enclosed “Appraisal of...

December 16, 2015

Ballast Water

Assessment of UV BWMS under US Type Approval Testing

The U.S. Coast Guard has denied appeals from four ballast water treatment system manufacturers to allow the most probable number (MPN) method for determining the efficacy of systems. You need to login to view the rest of the content. Please Login...

December 15, 2015

Corruption, Criminalisation

Corruption Briefing

INTERCARGO had led a Round Table letter to all PSC MoUs suggesting the establishment of a fully independent Internal Affairs Review (IAR) panel where owners could be assured that complaints of corruption or negligence would receive a sympathetic and...

December 15, 2015

SOx, PM emissions

Round Table Discussion Paper on MARPOL Annex VI

Why is it an issue: Change of sulphur limits January 2015
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December 14, 2015

GHG emissions

Round Table Discussion Paper Issue: GHG Emissions

UNFCCC has the objective of drafting text for a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol. GHG emissions from International shipping have so far been explicitly excluded from the scope of international regulation of GHG under UNFCCC (under the Kyoto...

December 14, 2015

Ballast Water

Round Table Discussion Paper on Ballast Water Management

The shipping industry is faced with the entry into force of an International Convention (International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004) which has fundamental flaws in its method of...

December 14, 2015

Piracy

Round Table Discussion Paper on Piracy and Armed Robbery

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December 14, 2015

Reception Facilities

Round Table Discussion Paper on Port Reception Facilities

The shipping industry is faced with both tighter regulatory requirements in relation to ship and cargo generated wastes through the IMO and national and regional legislation, e.g. the US and the EU respectively, and at the same time subjected to...

December 14, 2015

Reception Facilities

General guidance on shippers declaration on cargoes HME properties

draft v.1.1, Dec 2015 In accordance with MARPOL Annex V, the management of the residues of solid bulk cargoes depends primarily on the classification of a solid bulk cargo as to whether it is harmful to the marine environment (HME) or non-HME. You...

December 14, 2015

Cargoes IMO

Contact names and addresses of national competent authorities relating to the carriage of grain and solid bulk cargoes

IMO circular BC.1/Circ.73, dated 26 Oct 2015, contains a revised list of contact names and addresses of the offices of designated national competent authorities of Member States’ Administrations responsible for matters relating to the carriage...

November 25, 2015

Cargoes

IMO Circular on Carriage of Bauxite

All will remember the tragic circumstances of the ‘Bulk Jupiter’ lost with 18 crew whilst carrying a cargo of Bauxite in the opening days of this year. From the Bahamas investigation report that determined cargo liquefaction as the most probable...

November 2, 2015

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Air Pollution Control Regulation in Hong Kong and Mainland China

Critique on IACS H-CSR and KC to IACS Council

Assessment of UV BWMS under US Type Approval Testing

Corruption Briefing

Round Table Discussion Paper on MARPOL Annex VI

Round Table Discussion Paper Issue: GHG Emissions

Round Table Discussion Paper on Ballast Water Management

Round Table Discussion Paper on Piracy and Armed Robbery

Round Table Discussion Paper on Port Reception Facilities

General guidance on shippers declaration on cargoes HME properties

Contact names and addresses of national competent authorities relating to the carriage of grain and solid bulk cargoes

IMO Circular on Carriage of Bauxite

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