24 maritime news articles about IMO
Home News and Resources News News 02 Mar, 2020 Port State Control to Clampdown on Non-compliant Fuels As the ban on the carriage of non-compliant fuel oil (≤0. 5% m/m sulphur) on board vessels not fitted with an exhaust gas scrubber (EGS) came into effect on 1st March 2020, Paris, Tokyo and Indian Ocean MoU have each i
Home News and Resources News News 04 Apr, 2019 Cargo Securing for Roll Trailers (MAFIs) The Club continues to receive claims in respect of cargo shifting due to inadequate securing where roll trailers have been used. This can either be inadequate securing of the load to the trailer or inadequate securing of the traile
Home News and Resources News News 14 Jan, 2019 Joint Industry Guidelines for the Carriage of DVB in Containers Published Joint industry Guidelines for the Carriage of Divinylbenzene (DVB) in Containers have been published jointly by CINS (the Cargo Incident Notification System), the International Group of P&I Clubs
Home News and Resources News News 07 Feb, 2020 Carriage of Bauxite which may Liquefy - Update Mark Dunbar Surveys Manager Members are reminded of the current regulatory position regarding the carriage of bauxite in bulk. Download PDF Further to our News Item of 22 September 2017 , Members are advised that the 2020 edi
Home News and Resources News News 28 Jun, 2017 South Africa - New Marine Notice Regarding Places of Refuge Further to our News Item of 12 February 2016 concerning ships stopping in South African territorial or inland waters, our correspondents in Durban P&I Associates (Pty) Ltd have alerted the Club to pu
Home News and Resources News News 13 Apr, 2017 USA – Ballast Water Management Regulations In Notice to Members No. 20 2016/2017 the Club advised Members about the ballast water management (BWM) regulations in the United States and which differ from those which will prevail in other parts of the world when the IMO’s Bal
Home News and Resources News News 28 Feb, 2017 Philippines - Attacks on Vessels in the Sulu Sea The number of attacks on vessels in the Sulu and Celebes Sea have surged recently with a corresponding increase in the severity of the attacks. In a recent incident six crew members were abducted with one crewman being shot
Home News and Resources News News 12 Dec, 2016 SOLAS - Amendments to the IMDG Code (Amendment 38-16) In May 2016 IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopted the amendments to the IMDG Code contained in Resolution MSC. 406(96) Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.
Home News and Resources News News 29 Nov, 2016 UK to Enact New Limits Under 1996 Protocol to LLMC 1976 In our News Item of 4 June 2015 we reported that the increases to the limits of liability set out in the 1996 Protocol to the LLMC 1976 agreed at IMO would enter into force on 8 June 2015. The implementation of these
Home News and Resources News News 17 Nov, 2016 SOLAS - Amendments to the IMSBC Code (Amendment 03-15) - Reminder In June 2015 IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopted Resolution MSC. 393(95) specifying amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.
Home News and Resources News News 25 Aug, 2016 Port State Control – Concentrated Inspection Campaigns 2016 - Update Further to our previous news article concerning Port State Control – Concentrated Inspection Campaigns 2016 , the maritime authorities of the Riyadh and Vina Del Mar MOUs on Port State Control (PSC) have
Home News and Resources News News 28 Jun, 2016 Australia - Biosecurity Act 2015 - Ballast Water Management On 16 June 2016 a new Biosecurity Act entered into force in Australia, replacing the Quarantine Act of 1908. The main legislative change, in relation to the operation of vessels, is alignment of Australian ballas
Home News and Resources News News 31 May, 2016 SOLAS - Verified Gross Mass of Packed Containers In November 2014 the IMO Maritime Safety Committee adopted Resolution MSC 380(94) - Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, as Amended, which added new paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 to
Home News and Resources News News 12 Feb, 2016 Zika Virus In May 2015 the first case of the Zika virus was confirmed in Brazil. The virus has continued to spread, with active transmission reported principally in South and Central American countries and United States Territories in the Caribbean.
Home News and Resources News News 11 Feb, 2016 HNS Convention – New IMO Guide The IMO has published a guide entitled “ The HNS Convention – Why it is Needed ” which seeks to encourage States to ratify the Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention. This Convention was first adopted by the IMO in 1996 but has sti
Home News and Resources News News 02 Dec, 2015 SOLAS – Amendments to the IMDG Code (Amendment 37-14) - Reminder In May 2014, IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopted the amendments to the IMDG Code contained in Resolution MSC. 372(93) Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.
Home News and Resources News News 20 Nov, 2015 SOLAS - Amendments to the IMSBC Code (Amendment 03-15) In June 2015 IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopted Resolution MSC. 393(95) specifying forthcoming amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.
Home News and Resources News News 23 Oct, 2015 Cargo - Carriage of Bauxite that may Liquefy In January 2015 the Club alerted Members to concerns involving the carriage of bauxite cargoes from Malaysia following the loss of a 10 year old bulk carrier, where it was suspected that the cargo was the most likely cause of th
Home News and Resources News News 27 Aug, 2015 IMO - ECDIS - Guidance for Good Practice IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-fifth session in June 2015, approved the publication of a circular addressing the carriage and use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS); MSC. 1/Circ.
Home News and Resources News News 04 Jun, 2015 New Limits Under 1996 Protocol to LLMC 1976 to Enter Into Force June 2015 On 12th April 2012 the IMO agreed to amend the limits of liability set out in the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 (“the Protocol”). The current li
Home News and Resources News News 06 Feb, 2015 MARPOL Annex VI - Reported Instances of Bunker Supplier Non-Compliance Members will be aware that if a bunker supplier provides fuel or documentation that does not comply with MARPOL Annex VI requirements or fails to follow the sampling procedures set out in IMO Resolution
Home News and Resources News News 16 Jan, 2015 Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks – Further Ratifications As Members will be aware from Notice to Members Nos. 14 and 19 2014/2015, the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks (“WRC”) enters into force on 14 April 2015.
Home News and Resources News News 31 Dec, 2014 Reduction of the SECA Fuel Oil Sulphur Limit: IMO FAQs In November 2014 Members were reminded of the reduction of the fuel oil sulphur limit for vessels operating within Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) from 1 January 2015. The IMO has recently published a set of an
Home News and Resources News News 07 Nov, 2014 SOLAS - 2015 Amendments to the International Safety Management (ISM) Code In June 2014 IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee adopted amendments to the International Safety Management (ISM) Code which are due to enter into force on 1 January 2015. The changes, as detailed in Res