Voluntary early implementation of revised IMDG Code
Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) provided its position on the amended International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code (Amendment 41-22), which enters into force on 01 January 2024.
Read moreBahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) provided its position on the amended International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code (Amendment 41-22), which enters into force on 01 January 2024.
Read moreTT Club is continuing its battle to convince cargo interests, supply chain professionals and enforcement agencies that the responsibility for mitigating container ship fires is shared by numerous entities involved from end to end of the entire global supply chain.
Read moreMr. Jens Jaeger, IUMI, highlights the spill risk of plastic resin pellets, so called “nurdles”, and work at the IMO to mitigate this risk.
Read moreThe IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) 105th session was held virtually from April 20 to 29, 2022. Requirements reflecting modern systems for maritime distress and safety communication were adopted and interim guidelines for the safety of ships using fuel cell power installations were approved.
Read more2022 is going to be a year of focus on the environment. Following COP26, the message is clear; we need to act now against the climate change and for the maritime industry, IMO has already paved the way with the enforcement of strict environmental rules; nonetheless, maritime safety will always be a key concern for the industry.
Read moreMarket forces have resulted in container shipping costs reaching unprecedented highs in recent months; the outlook suggests that this trend is set to continue into 2022, notes Mr. Mike Yarwood, Managing Director Loss Prevention at TT Club.
Read moreInternational Group along with the Cargo Incident Notification System released an updated version of the “Guidelines for the Carriage of Seed Cake in Containers”.
Read moreEarlier this year, the International Group and CINS jointly published Guidelines for the carriage of Seed Cake in containers. An updated version released today, contains some minor changes to the text including an updated description of Seed Cake, some clarification of details following queries received from container ship operators and the properties and observations for each relevant UN number.
Read moreCINS, together with the International Group of P&I Clubs published guidelines for the carriage of Seed Cake in containers. The practices set out in this document are intended to improve safety during the carriage of Seed Cake and to ensure that it is properly declared, packaged and carried.
Read moreRMI issued updated IMDG Code requirements, reflecting its decision to allow 200 bar oxygen cylinders to be replaced with those of an equivalent capacity. This is due to an increasing number of countries that limit the filling pressure of medical oxygen to below the 200 bar recommended in the MFAG.
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