Updated on 17 Dec 2015) MSC 95 in June 2015 decided to establish a Correspondence Group (CG) on Onboard Lifting Appliances and Winches with following terms of reference, under the coordination of Japan: You need to login to view the rest of the...
(Updated on 17 Dec 2015) Background Around 2003, INTERCARGO members raised their concern about excessive loading rates loading rate of iron ore cargo pouring into cargo hold. Some port requested a rate of 16000 t/hr with minimum ballast. A survey...
Western Australia ports requiring bulk carriers to berth with hatches open Intercargo has been receiving some concerning information on what appears to be an increasing practice in some Western Australia ports of requiring bulk carriers to berth...
IMO warns on bauxite liquefaction dangers Ship Masters warned of conditions under which bauxite should be accepted for carriage. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has taken action to warn ship Masters of the possible dangers of...
Difficulties with lack of adequate reception facilities for HME (harmful for marine environment) cargo residues were raised at the TC meeting on 12 Oct in Athens, with actions agreed: • To request IMO to re-validate circular MEPC.1/Circ.810...
Round Table international shipping associations including INTERCARGO have a unified position on Fair Treatment of Seafarers.
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INTERCARGO attended an MACN meeting in Hamburg, which discussed rolling back corruption in hot-spot countries and a training tool for Masters to say “no” to Facilitation Payment requests. The meeting provided an update to MACN members on their...
Prudent shipowners will naturally wish to have internal measures in place to ensure that their operations are commercially, legally and operationally sound. These measures should take into account sovereignty issues such as the laws, customs and...
A short Update has been received from the International Group of P&I Club lead legal initiative on US Responder Immunity.
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Chinese companies allege bribery in arbitration; Korean ferry disaster and Maritime Anti Corruption Network work.
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Regional Round-Up 2013 : Ports Where Bulk Carriers Were Detained In order to provide its members with the most up to date industry information in an effort to improve fleet performance, Intercargo has produced a series of four unique new...
Intercargo has worked with Lloyd’s Register and the UK P&I Club to produce a pocket guide on the IMSBC Code. The pocket guide aims to help all those responsible to manage the risks of carrying solid bulk cargoes and achieve compliance with SOLAS...