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INDUSTRY TOPICS

INTERCARGO’s work programme

INTERCARGO’s initiatives aim to promote a safe,

efficient, high quality and environmentally friendly drafting strategy for both the dry bulk
dry bulk shipping industry. and the wider shipping industry.
Members can use INTERCARGO as
Although a number of topics on INTER- an information and experience-shar-
CARGO’s agenda are of broader con- ing hub across all of the topics in its work
cern to international shipping as a whole, programme. On an ongoing basis they al-
the role of INTERCARGO is to view them so use INTERCARGO’s internal reporting
from the angle of dry bulk shipping, bring- on specific operational aspects to assess
ing forward solutions that correspond to problems related to terminals and loading/
the special characteristics of the sector. unloading at anchorage.

INTERCARGO’s participation in interna- INTERCARGO’s activities are also di-
tional fora, industry working and corre- rected towards challenges and issues
spondence groups, and its consultative of interest to its membership that go
status at International Maritime Organi- beyond specific items of its work pro-
zation (IMO) deliberations enable mem- gramme, such as the development of a
bers to gain access to cross-industry quality self-assessment scheme for the
sources of knowledge and engage in dry bulk sector.

Monthly accounts of the Secretariat’s activities can be referred to
at www.intercargo.org/2021-monthly-updates-of-secretariat-activities.

SAFETY – SECURITY ENVIRONMENT – QUALITY REGULATION

Cargoes, “Liquefaction” Ballast Water International Maritime

Design & Construction, Coatings Organisation (IMO)
Machinery & Operations Other Legislation
Emissions
Class & Statutory Rules Miscellaneous Issues
Green House Gas - CO
2
Cargo Gear emissions
Hatch Covers Sulphur Cap, SOx and Par-
ticulate Matter (PM) emis-
Loading Rates
sions
Incidents & Casualties
Other emissions (NOx,
Life Saving Black Carbon)
Piracy Ports & Terminals

Cyber Risks Reception Facilities
Port State Control
& Transparency
Corruption, Criminalisation
Training, Manpower
& Human Element

For more information on each topic please visit intercargo.org
and navigate TOPICS in the main menu.

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