Tag: Marshall Islands

The Republic of the Marshall Islands issued notice to address the procedures and documentation requirements for RMI flagged yachts to obtain and maintain certification in accordance with the requirements of MARPOL Annexes I, IV, V, and VI.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands issued a marine notice to provide procedures to be followed in the event of an Oil Discharge Monitoring and Control Systems (ODMCS) failure.

 The Marshall Islands foreign minister, Tony de Brum, has released via email his assessment on IMO's climate position calling IMO Secretary General a ''danger'' to theplanet.Mr Koji Sekimizu has stated that IMO is the only place where the debate over shipping and climate change calling to global leaders at COP21, which will be held in Paris on 7-8 December 2015, not to intervene. “In the process leading up to the Paris meeting, world leaders might be tempted to consider specific measures aimed at reducing shipping’s overall contribution of CO2 emissions, such as an overall cap. Such measures would artificially limit the ability of shipping to meet the demand created by the world economy, or would unbalance the level playing field that the shipping industry needs for efficient operation, and therefore must be avoided,”  Mr Sekimizu has said in his official statement.RMI’s Foreign Affairs Minister Tony de Brum expressed his concerns over IMO's head opinion in a statement as follows:''His call is not just a danger to the planet, but as the research points out, also to the shipping industry’s future prosperity, and therefore the future stability of world trade,” RMI’s Foreign Affairs Minister Tony de Brum said in a statement.“GHG pollution is a difficult issue for ...

  The Republic of the Marshall issued  recommendations regarding low sulphur marine gas oil due to a number of reported main engine and auxiliary engine malfunctions in MARPOL designated Emission Control Areas (ECAs) being notice since January 1st, 2015 All of the incidents occurred either while changing over from heavy fuel oil (HFO) to ECA compliant low Sulphur fuel oil, i.e., low Sulphur marine gas oil (LSMGO), or sometime after the changeover was completed. Based on the available information, it appears that what many of these cases have in common are leaking. It is likely that many of the leaks would have gone unnoticed or would have been considered minor when using HFO. However, these same leaks are proving problematic when ECA compliant fuel oil is used. A probable cause for this is that the viscosity of LSMGO is lower than for HFO.  Another common issue is seized high pressure fuel pumps. Although the details of how the management and coordination of bunker supplies will vary and are subject to both the charter party agreement and how the ship is traded, e.g., spot market, time charter, etc., it is noted that in accordance with ISM Code requirements the ship manager remains responsible ...

  Twelve environmental non-governmental organizations, led by Clean Shipping Coalition have sent a letter to EU Climate Ministers  to express concerns regarding the failure of the international community to control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping. Environmentalists claim that IMO missed a historic chance to properly address emissions from international shipping during its 68th session of Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held in mid-May. At that session, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) introduced a proposal and a call for the adoption of a reduction target for GHG emissions from international shipping. This proposal represented a loud wake-up call to the international community but it only took the IMO 90 minutes to reject the matter, despite evidence that failure to cap a fast growing source of emissions such as international shipping will endanger the 2 degree target, the letter states. According to the letter: ” This failure is all the more remarkable given that the EU is on record at the UNFCCC calling for the IMO to establish a target consistent with the 2 degree objective. The RMI, Vanuatu, Tuvalu and the Solomons all took the risk to come to London and reclaim their IMO seats ...

Bill Gallagher, IRI's President, provides his thoughts on this year's Nor-Shipping

  The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets  for its 68th session (11-15 May 2015) . During MEPC 68 , the Republic of the Marshall Islands presented at the IMO a proposal calling for a global reduction target on shipping carbon emissions. However, IMO will not proceed with an emissions reduction target and delegates agreed only to address 'at an appropriate future date' a proposal from the Marshall Islands to curb greenhouse gases in the industry.  Tony de Brum,  the Foreign Minister of the Marshall Islands, stated while introducing the proposal:  "After years of fiddling at the edges, 2015 must be the year of action.  We present our proposal so that global shipping can be a climate leader.  I call on my colleagues here today to join us. With wind in our sails on the road to Paris, we must step forward together to take decisive action for our planet’s future." Transport & Environment (T&E) accused the IMO of ''falling to procedural excuses'' and ''ignoring obligations'' for fair contribution to combating climate change.  Bill Hemmings, Shipping Programme Manager with Transport & Environment, commented:  "How incredible! Pacific Island delegations confronted the IMO with the fundamental question as to ...

  In a submission to the International Maritime Organization, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, has called for the setting of a new global target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, a growing sector currently left out of international climate negotiations. The Marshall Island’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Tony de Brum issued the following statement regarding the submission to the Maritime Environment Protection Committee’s 68th session in May: “The goal of keeping global temperature rise under 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius requires action from all countries, and all sectors of the global economy. International shipping must be part of the action. While the sector currently contributes only 2-3 per cent of global emissions, its projected growth is a real cause for concern. Without urgent action, it is estimated that the sector could soon account for between 6 and 14 percent of global emissions – as much as the entire European Union emits today.” “Back under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, only industrialized countries were instructed to work with the International Maritime Organization to take coordinated action to limit shipping emissions. Since then, we have seen too little movement on the issue, and global shipping emissions have continued to rise ...

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