Tag: IMO

MSC 92 meeting : Piracy & Risk Analyses Issues

MSC 92 meeting : Regulatory issues

Costa Concordia safety review has been the most important safety issue during MSC

Yemen seeks removal of Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab from piracy risk list

IMO Symposium on the future of Ship Safety (photo credit: IMO) The IMO Symposium on the Future of Ship Safety, held on 10 and 11 June, at IMO Headquarters in London, has recommended that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) carries out a full review of the existing regulatory regime, in order to meet future needs and expectations. Following two days of intense discussions on a wide range of issues impacting the future of ship safety, the Statement of the Participants of the Symposium recommends that IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) (which is meeting for its 92nd session from 12 to 21 June) should:consider how to improve data collection and increase its availability in order to support monitoring and development of safety regulations;consider how to better integrate risk-based methodologies and the latest analysis techniques into the safety regulatory framework to provide a sound scientific and practicable basis for the development of future safety regulations;consider ways of encouraging a safety culture beyond mere compliance with regulatory requirements;take into account the burden any new or changing regulation(s) place on the seafarers and consider how this burden can be minimized; andconsider undertaking a long-term comprehensive review of the existing safety regulatory framework with a ...

LNG as a fuel for shipping in North America

Safety of ships in the future

How to get involved in Day of the Seafarer on June 25

IMO Secretary-General speaks at Nor- Shipping 2013

To ensure that the largest possible audience can learn from the findings During the forthcoming IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 92 to be held 12 - 21 June2013) Intercargo, the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners will present its BulkCarrier Casualty Report and will call for member States to fully investigate ship losses andvery serious casualties, and to make accident investigation reports available in the publicdomain, to ensure that the largest possible audience can learn from the findings. Objectivity,subjugating legal restrictions in deference to safety, adopting IMO principles and makingcasualty investigation reports available in a timely fashion should also be key objectives.As a result of continuous monitoring of the worrying aspects of very serious casualties overthe years and following the tragic loss of the bulk carrier Harita Bauxite in February 2013,Intercargo conducted a thorough examination of data stemming from the IMO GlobalIntegrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) Marine Casualties and Incidents modulefrom 2008 to 2011. The research revealed that many serious bulk carrier incidents, in whichboth loss of life and vessel were recorded, were, in the majority of cases, either notaccompanied by an investigation report or the report was not available for download.Speaking of the research findings, Rob Lomas Secretary General ...