Tag: IMO

The Republic of Indonesia has formally notified IMO of its intention The Republic of Indonesia has formally notified IMO of its intention to ratify the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention), Annexes III, IV, V and VI, and the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR).Mr. E.E. Mangindaan, Minister for Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia, told IMO Secretary-General Mr. Koji Sekimizu of the intention to ratify on 3 August 2012, during the Secretary-General's visit to Indonesia.The Secretary-General expressed his strong appreciation to the Minister for his efforts to have these two important Conventions ratified and encouraged the Minister to accelerate efforts towards ratification of other IMO conventions, including the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004, and the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009.During the visit, Secretary-General Sekimizu also met with Mr. Wardana, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia, before proceeding to Batam, Indonesia for the hand-over ceremony of the Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) IT system.Source: World Maritime News

Sub-committee on Safety of Navigation has developed the guidance The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-committee on Safety of Navigation (NAV) has developed the attached information for the guidance of all concerned regarding operating anomalies identified within ECDIS to supplement the guidance in.The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the IMO issued the circular MSC.1/Circ.1391 in December 2010 inviting Administrations to collect, investigate and disseminate information on ECDIS anomalies and to report it to the MSC. The Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation in July 2012 issued the circular SN.1/Circ.312 to circulate further guidance or information on operating anomalies identified within ECDIS to supplement the guidance in MSC.1/Circ.1391. As a result the following guidance is available :ECDIS anomalies A number of ECDIS operating anomalies have been identified, although due to the complex nature of ECDIS, and particularly because it involves a mix of hardware, software and data, it is possible that further anomalies may exist.The document describes an ECDIS anomaly as: "An ECDIS anomaly is an unexpected or unintended behaviour of an ECDIS unit which may affect the use of the equipment or navigational decisions made by the user. Examples include, but are not limited to: failure to display a navigational feature correctly, ...

Stricter controls on emissions The North American Emission Control Area (ECA), under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), comes into effect from 1 August 2012, bringing in stricter controls on emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter for ships trading off the coasts of Canada, the United States and the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI (Regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships) to establish the North American ECA entered into force on 1 August 2011, with a 12-month period before becoming effective. There are now three designated ECAs in effect globally, the other two being SOx ECAs in the Baltic Sea area and the North Sea area.A fourth area, the United States Caribbean Sea ECA, covering certain waters adjacent to the coasts of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, was designated under MARPOL amendments adopted in July 2011, with expected entry into force on 1 January 2013, with the new ECA taking effect 12 months later on 1 January 2014.Coordinates for the North American ECA Coordinates for the North American ECA can be found in Resolution MEPC.190(60)http://www.imo.org/blast/blastDataHelper.asp?data_id=28815&filename=190(60).pdf ECA emissions limitsWithin ECAS, ...

ICS believes that a serious discussion is needed at IMO before the Convention enters into force The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet, has called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to address some critical issues concerning the imminent implementation of the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention.Despite delays by governments with respect to ratification, the 2004 BWM Convention, which is intended to prevent damage to local ecosystems by invasive species of marine micro-organisms carried in ships' ballast water, is expected to enter into force within the next 2 years.ICS Director of Regulatory Affairs, David Tongue, explained: "Shipping companies represented by our member national associations have serious concerns about the availability of suitable ballast water treatment equipment, the robustness of the type approval process and, above all, the difficulties of retrofitting tens of thousands of existing ships within the time frame established by the BWM Convention."In an important submission to the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee, which meets in October, ICS has requested that the issue of fixed dates for the retrofitting of expensive new equipment by large numbers of ships, perhaps as many as 60,000, needs ...

Pilot Transfer Arrangements Revision of Poster

Ensuring availability of fuels compliant with MARPOL Annex VI by 2020

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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IMO Urges Regional Port Association on Sustained Focus

IMO guidance on corrosion protection and benign crude oils