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INTERCARGO ANNUAL REVIEW 2023-2024

INTERCARGO’s

work programme

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

In addition to addressing unique issues af- correspondence groups, and its con- they can also use INTERCARGO’s in-
fecting the dry bulk sector, INTERCARGO sultative status at International Mari- ternal reporting on specific operation-
also focuses on a number of important time Organization (IMO) deliberations al aspects to assess problems related
topics which are of broader concern to enable members to gain access to to terminals and loading/unloading at
international shipping as a whole. The cross-industry sources of knowledge anchorage.
role of INTERCARGO is to explore them and engage in drafting strategy for
from the perspective of dry bulk ship- both the dry bulk and the wider ship- INTERCARGO’s activities are also di-
ping, bringing forward solutions that cor- ping industry. rected towards challenges and issues
respond to the special characteristics of interest to its membership that go
and needs of the dry bulk sector. Members can use INTERCARGO as beyond specific items of its work pro-
an information and experience-shar- gramme, such as the development of a
INTERCARGO’s participation in inter- ing hub across all of the topics in its quality self-assessment scheme for the
national fora, industry working and work programme. On an ongoing basis dry bulk sector.

Monthly accounts of the Secretariat’s activities can be referred to at
https://www.intercargo.org/2024-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 Sustainability/ESG
& Transparency
Corruption, Criminalisation DBCE/DryBMS
Training, Manpower
& Human Element Members’ Reporting & Surveys

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

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