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ANNUAL REVIEW

INDUSTRY TOPICS

INTERCARGO’s work program

INTERCARGO’s works to ensure a safe, efficient, high quality and
environmentally friendly dry bulk shipping industry.

In addition to addressing unique issues af- spondence groups, and its consultative also use INTERCARGO’s internal re-
fecting the dry bulk sector, INTERCARGO status at International Maritime Organiza- porting on specific operational aspects
also focuses on a number of important top- tion (IMO) deliberations enable members to assess problems related to terminals
ics which are of broader concern to inter- to gain access to cross-industry sourc- and loading/unloading at anchorage.
national shipping as a whole. The role of es of knowledge and engage in drafting
INTERCARGO is to explore them from the strategy for both the dry bulk and the wid- INTERCARGO’s activities are also di-
angle of dry bulk shipping, bringing forward er shipping industry. rected towards challenges and issues
solutions that correspond to the special char- of interest to its membership that go
acteristics and needs of the dry bulk sector. Members can use INTERCARGO as an beyond specific items of its work pro-
information and experience-sharing hub gramme, such as the development of a
INTERCARGO’s participation in interna- across all of the topics in its work pro- quality self-assessment scheme for the
tional fora, industry working and corre- gramme. On an ongoing basis they can dry bulk sector.

Monthly accounts of the Secretariat’s activities can be referred to
at www.intercargo.org/2022-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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