Action Plan adopted to address operational safety of domestic ferries in the Pacific region
An Action Plan to address key concerns surrounding the safety of domestic ferries in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) has been adopted by a forum on the subject, organized by IMO and held in Suva, Fiji, from 30 October to 2 November 2012. _x000D_ Recent losses of domestic ferries worldwide, including the sinking […]
Parties to international dumping treaties express concern regarding reported iron fertilization incident
Parties to the international treaties which regulate the dumping of wastes and other matter at sea have issued a statement of concern regarding the deliberate ocean fertilization activity that was recently reported to have been carried out in July of 2012 in waters off the west coast of Canada. _x000D_ _x000D_ The Contracting Parties to […]
INTERTANKO’s MD and Vetting Committee Chairman at Seatrade Tanker Industry Conference
INTERTANKO Managing Director Kathi Stanzel opened this week’s Seatrade Tanker Industry Conference with a keynote address picking up the conference theme of ‘Preparing for the Next Cycle’. Topics included tanker owners’ current concerns and challenges. On the current oversupply of tonnage, Stanzel pointed to the role of the banks, the shipyards and the brokers in […]
ESPH 18 – a report from the IMO Working Group on the Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazards
INTERTANKO participated in the 18th Session of the IMO Working Group on the Evaluation of Safety and Pollution Hazards (ESPH 18) this week, represented by INTERTANKO’s Senior Manager, Vetting & Chemical, Ajay Gour. _x000D_ The meeting was chaired by David MacRae of the UK and was attended by delegations from 18 countries (Argentina, Belgium, Finland, […]
Key international marine environment protection convention celebrates 40 years of progress
he use of the world’s oceans as a dumping ground for harmful wastes has been systematically regulated and reduced under the terms of an international convention that, this year, celebrates 40 years since it was first adopted. _x000D_ The “Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972”, usually […]
IMB reports drop in Somali piracy, but warns against complacency
_x000D_ The number of ships signaling attacks by Somali pirates has fallen this year to its lowest since 2009, a report from the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) revealed today, but IMB warns seafarers to remain vigilant in high-risk waters around Somalia, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. Meanwhile, violent […]
EU sanctions on import of natural gas from Iran
The EU continues to seek new ways to tighten sanctions on Iran and put pressure on Tehran to scale back its nuclear work. On 15 October, the EU adopted further sanctions against Iran by banning the import of natural gas from Iran into the EU (import, purchase, transport and related insurance and finance). Iran is […]
INTERTANKO focuses on tanker safety at World Maritime Day Parallel Event
This week’s World Maritime Day Parallel Event, hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain, saw INTERTANKO’s Managing Director Katharina Stanzel, as a guest of the Kingdom, speak on tanker safety to a distinguished gathering of over 160 attendees of the Bahrain Maritime Festival, with the tanker industry singled out for specific attention ahead of the general […]
Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Fire Safety Systems has started
The 43 Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control have launched a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) with the purpose to ensure compliance with SOLAS Chapter II-2/ Construction – fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction arrangements on board ships. This inspection campaign will be held […]
Bahrain hosts World Maritime Day Parallel Event
The Kingdom of Bahrain has hosted the 2012 IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event, on 17 and 18 October 2012, with a seminar and other activities, focusing on this year’s World Maritime Day theme: “IMO: One hundred years after the Titanic”. _x000D_ The parallel event, regarded by all who attended as a great success, was […]
