In light of the upcoming SOLAS container weight verification requirement and concerns over the transition to the new rules, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to a practical and pragmatic approach for the three months after July 1, according to maritime safety authority Maritim
Ship construction rules for oil tankers and bulk carriers submitted by 12 classification societies comply with the goals and functional requirements set by the International Maritime Organization for new vessels, according to IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). The MSC reviewed goal-based standar
The existing U.S. laws and regulations for providing verified container weights are equivalent to the requirements in International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Regulation VI/2, according to a recent update from the United States Coast Guard (USCG). In a letter sent to
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 Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted the mandatory requirements for the electronic exchange of information on cargo, crew and passengers as part of a revised and modernized annex to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL). “The update is aimed at e
The AHTS Magne Viking, owned by Viking Supply Ships A/S, is the first vessel to become compliant with the new IMO Polar Code, DNV GL and the Danish Maritime Authority confirmed. “Having followed the development of the Polar Code for some years, it is a great achievement to finally survey the first v
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 Ballast Water Management (BWM) convention has not met its final entry-into-force requirement yet, the International Maritime Organization said. Together with partner IHS Maritime & Trade, IMO has been engaged in a process to verify tonnage figures to ascertain whether or not the BWM convention’s
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
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) assembly has elected 40 members states for its council for the 2016-2017 biennium. In the category of states with the largest interest in providing international shipping services, the IMO has appoined China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, Panama, Repub
Despite the ratification and entry into force of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Ballast Water Management Convention regime, difficulties will remain in the United States, according to the trade association for merchant shipowners International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). The IMO’s Ba
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) member state Indonesia is the latest country to sign the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, an international measure for environmental protection. The convention is aimed at preventing the spread of harmful and invasive aquatic species in ships
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a UN Security Council resolution which authorizes UN Member States to intercept vessels suspected of migrant smuggling off the Libyan coast. UN Security Council Resolution 2240 (2015), adopted on
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a UN Security Council resolution which authorizes UN Member States to intercept vessels suspected of migrant smuggling off the Libyan coast. UN Security Council Resolution 2240 (2015), adopted on
