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INTERCARGO ESG REVIEW 2024
CYBER RISKS & DIGITALISATION

In realising the benefit of improving ship efficiency, partly on maritime cyber risk management to safeguard
driven by cost reduction, and partly meeting market shipping from current and emerging cyberthreats and
expectation of shipping’s decarbonisation goals, many bulk vulnerabilities. Ships failing to include cyber security
carrier shipowners are increasing their effort to explore measures in their plans risk being declared unseaworthy.
new ways of digitalising every operational aspect, while
keeping pace with all the links of the supply chain to make INTERCARGO members are actively involved in supporting
the digitalisation process and information system secure the implementation of this resolution, and regularly share
and resilient. experiences via the channels established by the Association
to assist members in complying with the relevant IMO
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted requirements in the area of cyber security.
a resolution, ‘Maritime Cyber Risk Management in Safety
Management Systems, in June 2017 which was updated For more information, you may visit: https://www.
on 7 June 2022, to provide high-level recommendations intercargo.org/topics/cyberisks/

‘Now is the time to re-evaluate the image of the bulk
carrier sector and recognise the commitment of
INTERCARGO members to a safe, efficient, high quality
and environmentally sound dry bulk shipping industry’.

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