TOKYO MOU PSC commitee met in Singapore for the Twenty-Third session
Singapore – Representatives of the Port State Control Committee, the governing body under the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region (TokyoMOU), met in Singapore for the Twenty-Third session from 21 to 24 January 2013. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Abdul Samad Bin Shaik Osman, Principal Assistant Director,Maritime Industry Control […]
AMSA New Compliance and Enforcement Policy released
AMSA _x000D_ We have released a new Compliance and Enforcement Policy to reflect major reforms in maritime legislation due to come into effect this year. _x000D_ We will soon become the national regulator for domestic commercial vessel safety and, with the new Navigation Act 2012 and the introduction of the Australian International Shipping Register, there […]
IMO and shipping industry bodies urge continued application of anti-piracy measures
The International Maritime Organization, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO), the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO), the International Parcel Tankers Association (IPTA), and the International Shipping Federation (ISF), welcome the recent decrease in the number of attempted […]
IMO Secretary-General launches 2013 World Maritime Day theme: “Sustainable Development: IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20”
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has launched this year’s World Maritime Day theme, “Sustainable development: IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20”, calling on Governments and the shipping industry to join together and provide a positive contribution towards formulating sustainable maritime development goals. _x000D_ Speaking at a reception to mark the launch of the theme, at the end of […]
Lives lost at sea halved and piracy eradicated should be targets, says Sekimizu
Speaking at the opening of the IMO’s first meeting of the year, the Sub-Committee on Fire Protection, IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu told delegates that it was his vision that halving lives lost at sea and eradicating pirate attacks, as well as ensuring the release of all hostages can, and should, be legitimate targets, for the […]
SOLAS amendments on lifeboat safety enter into force
Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) aimed at preventing accidents during lifeboat launching entered into force on 1 January 2013. _x000D_ The amendments, adopted in May 2011, add a new paragraph 5 to SOLAS regulation III/1, to require lifeboat on-load release mechanisms not complying with new International Life-Saving […]
Regulations to improve the energy efficiency of international shipping enter into force
New regulations aimed at improving the energy efficiency of international shipping entered into force on 1 January 2013. _x000D_ The amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) were adopted in July 2011.They add a new chapter 4 Regulations on energy efficiency for ships to MARPOL Annex VI, to make […]
INTERCARGO release Reception Facilities & MARPOL Annex V
Issue Summary _x000D_ MARPOL Annex V “Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships” has serious implications for the dry bulk trades as dry cargo residues, including those entrained in wash-water, are defined as garbage and subject to the provisions of the Annex. Hence, MARPOL Annex V has been a focus for Intercargo […]
INTERCARGO release Forthcoming Regulations
Introduction _x000D_ _x000D_ Following a request from members to receive an impact-assessment timetable of regulatory issues likely to have an impact on Bulk Carriers, the Secretariat has drawn up the following table to give members advance notification of known legislative changes. _x000D_ _x000D_ As an important caveat, the information shown below is insufficient […]
Gender pay gap drops, but not for the right reasons
An ILO report says women’s pay has become closer to that of men in most countries but warns that in some cases this may just mean that men are worse off now than before the crisis. _x000D_ _x000D_ GENEVA (ILO News) – The gap between women’s and men’s pay has declined over the crisis years […]
