Shipping companies will need to prepare a monitoring plan by 31 August 2017 at the latest for each of their ships that falls under the jurisdiction of the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification regulation set to become fully effective on 1 January 2018, as explained by classification society DNV GL.
The EU Council’s decision to entrust the IMO with the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from international shipping is a vote of confidence in the international organisation’s ability to deliver, said Patrick Verhoeven, ECSA Secretary General following the adoption of the EU Member States
The EU Council’s decision to entrust the IMO with the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from international shipping is a vote of confidence in the international organisation’s ability to deliver, said Patrick Verhoeven, ECSA Secretary General following the adoption of the EU Member States
Unnecessary administrative difficulties must be weeded out before an international shipping regulation is adopted, according to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). To that end, the Council reached an agreement at its meeting last week on a draft resolution establishing that
Unnecessary administrative difficulties must be weeded out before an international shipping regulation is adopted, according to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). To that end, the Council reached an agreement at its meeting last week on a draft resolution establishing that
A number of environmental non-governmental organizations have expressed their concern over the failure of the international community to control greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, saying that the International Maritime Organisation must set out global emissions reduction target by
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted the environmental part of the International Code for ships operating in polar waters (Polar Code) and associated MARPOL amendments to make the Code mandatory by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). The MEPC was meeting for its
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided on Wednesday to postpone the discussion on the setting of a new global target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, proposed by the Marshall Islands. The Foreign Minister of the Marshall Islands, Tony de Brum, introdu
The ”disappointingly” slow pace of ratifications of the Ballast Water Management Convention and a recent approval of a European CO2 Monitoring Reporting and Verification system are causes for concern, the International Maritime Organisation’s Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu said in his opening addre
The shipping industry cannot invest in environmental and social improvements required by regulators unless it is commercially viable, the International Chamber of Shipping Director of Policy and External Relations Simon Bennett said at a United Nations panel meeting in New York. ICS noted that the c
As the volume of Arctic shipping gradually increases in response to new interest in developing the region’s natural resources, a mandatory and uniform regulatory framework to ensure maritime safety and environmental protection becomes critically important, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) last week agreed on training requirements for seafarers navigating Arctic and Antarctic waters, the Danish Maritime Authority reports. More specifically, this means that masters and navigating officers must complete special training in order to navigate
This November the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code). The Polar Code covers the full range of design, construction, equipment, operational, training, search and rescue and environmental protection matters relevant
IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee approved, in principle, the draft International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low-flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code), and also approved proposed amendments to make the Code mandatory under Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), with plans to adopt both at the next MS
