Tag: hazardous materials

The Bulgaria-flagged general cargo ship 'Seven Star' was detained in Salerno, Italy, as she was found carrying a cargo of hazardous iron waste, which is to be offloaded at the port and arrested. 

European shipowners have welcomed the European Parliament’s adoption of the Recommendations on the 2010 Protocol to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea 1996 in its Plenary-session this week.

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is issuing a final rule to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain consistency with international regulations by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements.

DNV GL and Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt have announced that they signed a contract to carry out Inventory of Hazardous Materials certifications for the shipping company’s managed fleet of more than 50 vessels.

The IMO Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response held its 4th session from 16 through 20 January 2017 under the Chairmanship of Mr Sveinung Oftedal (NORWAY) and his Vice Chair, Dr Flavio Fernandes (BRAZIL); both were re-elected for 2018.

Ships, drilling units and other offshore assets almost inevitably contain quantities of hazardous substances. When these assets reach the end of their operational lives, under international conventions and local laws they are very likely to be regarded as hazardous waste creating a risk of damage to the environment and human life.

USCG highlights how important is to follow proper safety procedures in confined spaces and use the right protective equipment such as personal multi-gas detectors following a recent incident in which high levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) were found in the hold of a shrimper in the Gulf of Mexico

ABS has issued a guide for the Inventory of Hazardous Material (IHM) in order to provide the ABS requirements for the review and verification of the initial Inventory.

 ClassNK has issued Technical Information to provide information about the amendment of IMO's guidelines for the development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials regarding the Ship Recycling Convention which it was deliberated in MEPC 68 (May 2015) and it was adopted as the Resolution MEPC 269 (68) The outline of the amendment is shown in the appendix to this technical information. The main contents are changes or clarifications on the threshold value of the hazardous materials to be indicated on the Material Declaration (MD) and on how to describe the inventory for the purpose of easier development of the inventory for new ship. Inventories which will be undertaken to develop after 15 May 2015(Note 1) are required to develop in compliance with the RESOLUTION MEPC.269 (68)ClassNK has reviewed its "Guidelines for the Inventory of Hazardous Materials" in order to implement the RESOLUTION MEPC.269 (68). The revised ClassNK "Guidelines for the Inventory of Hazardous Materials" can be downloaded from the ClassNK website. While, necessary improvements are being carried out on the system "PrimeShip-GREEN/SRM" and it will be available by 1 November 2015.ClassNK will treat the inventories for which the applications are made on or after 1 November 2015 as ones which are ...

 In a joint position paper submitted by ECSA, ICS and BIMCO to EU member States’ maritime attachés, member States have been urged to ratify or accede to the Protocol of 2010 to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 (the 2010 Protocol).In its paper, ECSA, ICS and BIMCO highlight a number of reasons for their call to member States, including that a speedy ratification of the 2010 Protocol will establish an international regime for HNS damage, which will provide victims (claimants) of HNS damages with compensation on a very high level (i.e. 350 million USD / 310 million Euros per incident).The position paper also highlights that failure of the 2010 Protocol to enter into force is an important gap in the current successful and effective framework of liability and compensation for pollution damages developed by the International Maritime Organization. This is in line with BIMCO’s strong support to international regulation for shipping.The issue of EU member States’ ratification of or accession to the 2010 Protocol is currently being discussed in the European Council’s Shipping Working Party and ECSA, ICS and BIMCO believe it is important, ...