Progress made on ballast water matters by MEPC 81
Get insights into the diverse topics addressed during the 81th session of IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80). Article 3 about ballast water updates.
Get insights into the diverse topics addressed during the 81th session of IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80). Article 3 about ballast water updates.
Get insights into the diverse topics addressed during the 81th session of IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80). Article 2 about developments of significance.
To protect crew against exposure to dangerous substances used in fire-fighting systems, as well as to minimise the impact on the environment, the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE) has finalised prohibition of perfluoro-octane sulfonic acid (PFOS) from fire-fighting systems on b... Please follow the link to continue reading.
BIMCO reports on the March 2023 landmark agreement to protect areas of the ocean beyond national jurisdiction.
In an effort to improve the safety of pilots and seafarers, The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA), in collaboration with a number of industry organisations including BIMCO, have released the third edition of the Shipping Industry Guidan... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Maritime digital solutions are still in their early days but there is massive interest in concepts across the maritime industry. Implementation of common solutions are, however, key to its success. BIMCO's Jeppe Skovbakke Juhl, Manager Maritime Safety & Security, explains in these short videos.
Joint policy statement with CLIA, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERMANAGER and INTERTANKO asking for the IMO’s initial Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulation to be changed
BIMCO's Dr Bev Mackenzie reports on the revision of the IMO biofouling guidelines agreed at the 10th meeting of the IMO sub-committee on pollution, prevention and response
Preventing pest container contamination was one of the many items discussed at IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 98). Cyber risk management, autonomous ships, security and adoption of amendments to mandatory instruments were also on the agenda.
With the latest addition of data regulation coming into force in China on 1 November 2021, it has been reported in the media that the trio of EU GDPR-inspired regulation has caused some disturbance in the availability of Chinese terrestrial AIS data for international shipping. BIMCO believes the reg... Please follow the link to continue reading.