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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Members will recall that the International Iron Metallics Association (IIMA) has been contracted by Venezuelan interests to present a case for r the carriage of DRI Fines under ventilation, rather than under an inert atmosphere as currently...
1. Energy efficiency – IMO MRV IMO’s ECA requirements entered into force, requesting ships to use on board fuel oil with a sulphur content of no more than 0.10% from 1 January 2015, against the limit of 1.00% in effect up until 31 December 2014. You...