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Home Publications Articles Safe Shipment of Plastic Pellets in Containers Safe Shipment of Plastic Pellets in Containers Plastic pellets pose major environmental and financial risks when containers are lost at sea, prompting the IMO to issue guidance on packaging, labelling, and stowage to reduce spillage. Risk alerts
Home Publications Articles Amendments to the International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk Amendments to the International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk The Club would like to bring to the attention of Members that, effective 1st January 2026, amendments to the International Code For The Safe
Home Publications Articles Australian Waters - Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Requirements Australian Waters - Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Requirements The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has updated its guidance on requirements for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) in Australian waters. Information Notic
Home Publications Articles Biofouling Management - Navigating Global Regulatory Requirements Biofouling Management - Navigating Global Regulatory Requirements Risk alerts Gilmark DMello Published: September 03, 2025 Contact author Download article pdf The spread of invasive species is recognised as one of the main driv
Home Publications Articles The U.S. Coast Guard Final Cybersecurity Rule 2025 The U.S. Coast Guard Final Cybersecurity Rule 2025 On January 17, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard issued a rule requiring ships in U.S. waters to implement cybersecurity plans aligned with international…
Home Publications Articles Ship Recycling – Understanding the Hong Kong Convention Ship Recycling – Understanding the Hong Kong Convention The Hong Kong Convention mandates safe ship recycling at authorised facilities, requiring certified hazardous material inventories and coordinated compliance with overlapping intern
At the recent meeting of MEPC 83, the IMO member states reached agreement on the first global GHG emissions levy for any industry. This comprises a global fuel standard, financial penalties and incentives, and a fund to support decarbonization initiatives with the aim of achieving the IMO’s 2023 GHG strategy of net ze
As we mark the IMO’s International Day for Women in Maritime, this article is both personal and professional: tracing a childhood spent at sea, a career shaped by absence, and a mission born from the question: ‘What if I had seen her? ’ As the maritime world faces rapid change and critical talent shortages, it is time
Every year, a significant number of people die in enclosed shipboard spaces due to hazardous atmospheres. The IMO now calls for a more structured approach to identifying and assessing enclosed space risks, emphasising the need for both crew and shore personnel to fully understand the nature of any hazards that may be
The comprehensive strategy to achieve climate neutrality in shipping, focusing on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), aims to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping and phase them out as soon as possible.
Home Publications Articles Resumption of Iron ore fines export from Goa, India Resumption of Iron ore fines export from Goa, India The Club wishes to advise Members that there is to be an increase in the export of iron ore fines from Goa, and that this will see a resumption in the export of iron ore fines from mines th
Home Publications Articles AMSA Marine Notice 2024/01 - Reduction of Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) from shipping AMSA Marine Notice 2024/01 - Reduction of Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) from shipping AMSA has issued Marine Notice 01/2024 which draws attention to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) non-ma
Home Publications Articles Possible Drifting Mines In Georgian Coastal Waters - Risk Alert 94 Possible Drifting Mines In Georgian Coastal Waters - Risk Alert 94 Publications Steamship Mutual Published: February 14, 2023 Contact author Download article pdf URGENT URGENT URGENT The Clubs Correspondents in Batumi, Georgia
Home Publications Articles AMSA Marine Notice 13/2022 - Guidance on Oil Record Book - Part 1 AMSA Marine Notice 13/2022 - Guidance on Oil Record Book - Part 1 Publications Loss Prevention Published: November 22, 2022 Contact author Download article pdf Guidance document for the recording of operations in the Oil Record
Home Publications Articles AMSA Marine Notice 12/2022 - Requirements for the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems in Australian waters AMSA Marine Notice 12/2022 - Requirements for the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems in Australian waters Loss Prevention Loss Prevention Published: October 25, 2022 Contact author Down
Home Publications Articles オーストラリア海上安全局(AMSA）のMarine Notice オーストラリア海上安全局(AMSA）のMarine Notice Loss Prevention Loss Prevention Published: December 15, 2021 Contact author Download article pdf 前回オーストラリア海上安全局（Australian Maritime Safety Authority: AMSA）がリリースしたMarine Notice Focused inspection campaign—Safety of Navigat
Recognising that ships are one of the major contributors to global carbon emissions, the IMO formulated a strategy for Greenhouse Gas reductions in shipping.
Home News and Resources News News 15 Oct, 2020 West of England P&I Club launch Neptune, its global information portal. Members will benefit from easy access to real time global information that supports every aspect of voyage activity.
Credit to: PARTYRAISER / Shutterstock. com The shipping industry is now making the final preparation for the compliance with the IMO 0.
Circular issued by International Group clubs Background We refer Members to our previous publications on the 2008 amendments to Annex VI of the IMO's International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (as modified by the Protocol of 1978) (MARPOL) and which will come into force on 1 January 2020.
Circular issued by International Group clubs This circular informs Members of the significant risk of evading the comprehensive international sanctions regime against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) which the United Nations Security Council introduced in 2017. Enforcement of sanctions generally, and a
Credit to: Askolds Berovskis / Shutterstock. com Circular issued by International Group clubs The enclosed are Joint Industry Guidelines for the carriage of Divinylbenzene (DVB) in containers and it has been published jointly by CINS (the Cargo Incident Notification System), the International Group of P&I Clubs and
Circular issued by International Group clubs Background We refer Members to Circular published on 17 January 2017 on the IMO's International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (the "Convention") that will enter into force on 8 September 2017, and the US Coast Guard (USC
Circular issued by International Group clubs Background The IMO's International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (the "Convention") will enter into force on 8 September 2017. The Convention seeks to prevent the spread of harmful aquatic organisms from one region to