Tag: IMO

IMO has welcomed the landmark agreement on a new oceans treaty to protect marine biodiversity on the high seas. Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a UN treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday 5 March 2023, a long-awaited step that environmental groups say will help reverse marine biodiversity losses and ensure sustainable development.

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 106th session in November 2022, approved the circular SC.1/Circ.1503/Rev.2 with a view to providing the revision 2 of the ECDIS(Electronic Chart Display and Information System) - Guidance for Good Practice.

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 106th session in November 2022, approved the circular MSC.1/Circ.1403/Rev.2 with a view to providing the revised NAVTEX Manual.

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its 106th session in November 2022, approved the circular SC.1/Circ.1307/Rev.1 with a view to providing amendments to the Guidance on the survey and certification of compliance of ships with the requirement to transmit LRIT information.

In November 2022, the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), at its 106th session approved the revised Guidance on distress alerts, prepared by the Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), at its ninth session.

In November 2022, the IMO MSC 106 approved circular MSC.1/Circ.1660 with a view to providing the guidance on the training on and operation of emergency personal radio devices (EPRDs) in multiple casualty situations.

The Hong Kong Maritime Authority has issued a new Shipping Notice to advise all parties concerned of the revised IMO Guidance on alerting of search and rescue authorities, highlighting how important is to notify SAR authorities when an emergency situations occurs.

IMO Secretary-General, Mr. Kitack Lim, has launched an Appeal for Funds and a mechanism to facilitate donations to help those impacted by the devastating earthquake that hit Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic on 6 February 2023 followed by powerful aftershocks and another earthquake two weeks later.  

The IMO Sub- Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment, 9th Session (SSE 9), is taking place this week with a view to focus on measures to prevent fires on RoRo ships and the reviewal of SOLAS chapter II-2, among others. 

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), through its subsidiary Chevron Shipping Company LLC, has announced entrance into an agreement with Sembcorp Marine Repairs & Upgrades Pte. Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (Sembcorp Marine), intending to reduce the carbon intensity of their LNG fleet operations.