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ICS Presses For Early IMO Study Into Availability Of Low Sulphur Fuel

Low sulphur switch will have billion dollar implications says ICS The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), whose 36 member national shipowners' associations represent all sectors and trades and more than 80% of the world merchant fleet, has called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to accelerate a critical study into the global availability of low sulphur fuel for ships.ICS has been expressing concern for some time about whether sufficient fuel will be available to allow ships to comply with strict IMO regulations aimed at reducing sulphur emissions and whether, as result of insufficient supply, the costs for those ships which are able to obtain the required fuels might be prohibitively expensive.In an important submission to the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which meets in October, ICS is once again pressing IMO to start work now on a study that can consider the impact all of the major changes required by the new MARPOL regime, before it is too late for the oil refining industry to respond and invest.There is already a formal mechanism in MARPOL Annex VI for IMO to complete a review, by 2018, of progress made towards meeting the demand for 0.5% sulphur fuel that must be ...

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International agreement on the future use of symbols for AIS aids to navigation

IMO Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation The Sub-Committee approved a standard for the use of symbols for AIS aids to navigation. The purpose of the standard is to meet the navigating officer's need for information and to provide guidance to authorities using this type of AIS symbols.At the meeting, Denmark gained support for the principle that symbols for AIS aids to navigation should be used cautiously since not all ships are capable of displaying the symbols and several layers of the same information should not be displayed at the same time.Another issue of special interest to Danish shipping was the approval of a number of comprehensive amendments to the routeing systems in the Netherland part of the North Sea applicable from 1 August 2013.Summary of the 58th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Safety of NavigationThe meeting was held at the IMO headquarters in London from 2 to 6 July 2012.Routeing systems and new ship reporting systemThe Sub-Committee approved a number of proposals for new and amended routeing systems, including a comprehensive amendment of the routeing systems in the southern, Netherland part of the North Sea. These amendments in Netherland waters consist of a new traffic separation scheme; an amendment ...

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