Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) failed yesterday to reach a deal on fair share contribution to the goal of keeping the increase in temperature below 1.5/2°C. Consequently, the shipping sector “was left in disarray”, says NGO Transport & Environment. During the Marine Environ
The International Code for ships operating in Polar waters, better known as the Polar Code, will enter into force on January 1, 2017, and will apply to ships operating in Arctic and Antarctic waters. The Polar Code provides for safe ship operation and protects the environment by addressing the uniqu
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a resolution on better regulation at its assembly meeting in London as it targets reduction of administrative difficulties. The regulation sets the overall frame for how to formulate regulation and establishes that all member states must care
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
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
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code), and related amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) to make it mandatory. The Polar Code and SOLAS amendments were adopted durin
