Tag: Convention Ratification

India's Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi approved the Ratification of the ILO Convention No. 185 on the SID

Entry into force of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention 2004 edged closer on 10 October as Japan brought the number of Contracting States to 42 countries, representing 32.02% of world merchant shipping tonnage. 35% of global tonnage will trigger entry into force of the Convention, which addresses the problem of invasive species being transported around the world in ships' ballast water. Mr. Noriyoshi Yamagami, Minister, Alternate Permanent Representative of Japan to IMO (pictured, right, with IMO Sec-Gen Sekimizu), and Mr. Yasu Onishi, Alternate Permanent Representative of Japan to IMO, deposited Japan's instrument of accession to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004.IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu said Japan's accession was an important milestone, bringing the convention significantly closer to meeting its entry-into-force requirements.He hoped it would trigger further ratifications, enabling the convention to enter into force soon. ​​ Source & Image Credit: IMOIn the origin, I was straightforward with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is fabulous to sit.

According to International Maritime Organization (IMO), France became the third State to ratify the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships​, 2009 (following the Congo and Norway). The Convention is aimed at ensuring that ships, when being recycled after reaching the end of their operational lives, do not pose any unnecessary risks to human health, safety and to the environment. The Hong Kong Convention intends to address all the issues around ship recycling, including the fact that ships sold for scrapping may contain environmentally hazardous substances such as asbestos, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, ozone-depleting substances and others. It also addresses concerns raised about the working and environmental conditions at many of the world's ship recycling locations. Upon entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention, ships to be sent for recycling will be required to carry an inventory of hazardous materials, which will be specific to each ship. An appendix to the Convention provides a list of hazardous materials the installation or use of which is prohibited or restricted in shipyards, ship repair yards, and ships of Parties to the Convention. Ships will be required to have an initial survey to verify the inventory of ...

The third member to ratify the Hong Kong International Convention According to International Maritime Organization (IMO), France became the third State to ratify the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships​, 2009 (following the Congo and Norway).The Convention is aimed at ensuring that ships, when being recycled after reaching the end of their operational lives, do not pose any unnecessary risks to human health, safety and to the environment.The Hong Kong Convention intends to address all the issues around ship recycling, including the fact that ships sold for scrapping may contain environmentally hazardous substances such as asbestos, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, ozone-depleting substances and others. It also addresses concerns raised about the working and environmental conditions at many of the world's ship recycling locations.Upon entry into force of the Hong Kong Convention, ships to be sent for recycling will be required to carry an inventory of hazardous materials, which will be specific to each ship. An appendix to the Convention provides a list of hazardous materials the installation or use of which is prohibited or restricted in shipyards, ship repair yards, and ships of Parties to the Convention. Ships will be required to have an ...

The Government of the Republic of Kiribati deposited the instrument of ratification of the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention

Shipowner liability on the horizon The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal Wrecks will enter into force on 14 April 2015 following the deposit, on 14 April 2014, of an instrument of ratification by Denmark, with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).Among several provisions, the Convention will place financial responsibility for the removal of certain hazardous wrecks on shipowners, making insurance, or some other form of financial security, compulsory.Denmark became the 10th country to ratify the convention, thereby triggering its entry into force exactly 12 months later.The Convention will fill a gap in the existing international legal framework by providing the first set of uniform international rules aimed at ensuring the prompt and effective removal of wrecks located beyond a country's territorial sea. The Convention also contains a clause that enables States Parties to opt in' to apply certain provisions to their territory, including their territorial sea.The Convention will provide a sound legal basis for States to remove, or have removed, shipwrecks that may have the potential to affect adversely the safety of lives, goods and property at sea, as well as the marine and coastal environment. It will make shipowners financially liable and require them to take out insurance or ...

The Republic of the Congo deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London. The first day of the Committe was opened with IMO's Secretary- General, Koji Sekimizu, speech where he addressed the important issues under discussion for this MEPC.  In total, 146 documents have been submitted under the 21 items on the agenda for this session. Mr Sekimizu said that IMO's top priority is ''accident prevention'', efforts for a reduction of marine casualties. Other important activities in which IMO will focus, are: - the verification of the mandatory goal-based ship construction standards for tankers and bulk carriers; - the accelerated implementation of the Energy Efficiency Design Index - the timely conduct of the required study on availability of Annex VI-compliant low sulphur fuels in the target year of 2020 Mr Sekimizu highlighted how important is to bring the Ballast Water Management Convention into force. IMO Secretary- General urged all IMO Members to take swift action and bring the Convention into force without further dalay: ''As I have said many times before, we cannot escape from the need for prevention of the global spread of harmful invasive ...

Japan P&I issues Ratification of Maritime Conventions list, as of September 1st 2013

More countries ratify the Maritime Labour Convention TheMaritime Labour Convention, 2006 or MLC, 2006 is an international labour Convention adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO). It provides international standards for the world's first genuinely global industry.Widely known as the "seafarers' bill of rights," the MLC, 2006 was adopted by government, employer and workers representatives at a special ILO International Labour Conference in February 2006.It is unique in that it aims both to achieve decent work for seafarers and to secure economic interests through fair competition for quality ship owners.The following are the latest ratifications of MLC 2006.GermanyGermany becomes the43rd ILO Member State and the 17th European country to ratify theMaritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006), a landmark convention which constitutes the fourth pillar of the international maritime legal regime complementing key Conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with decent working and living conditions for seafarers and conditions of fair competition for ship owners. Germany has around 350 registered vesselstotallingmore than 15,3 million gross tonnage under its flag and is the third country of ownership in the world. The port of Hamburg, third largest seaport in Europe, 14th world's largest container port and second largest European container port, is a ...