Tag: MEPC 65

Lloyd's Register will take part in SHOPERA , a EU research project looking at adequacy of EEDI-related powering requirements.

Guidelines for maintaining the maneuverability of ships in adverse conditions

The MPA Singapore has issued Shipping Circular No.11 including all resolutions adopted by the IMO 65th Maritime Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 65) held from 13 to 17 May 2013, at IMO Headquarters in London.

Guidance on Shipboard Operational Matters

GL Report on IMO MEPC 65

MARPOL amendments to make RO Code mandatory

INTERTANKO applauds IMO progress on the Ballast Water Management Convention

IMO MEPC approves Ballast Water Management Systems

IMO MEPC agreed on new date for Tier III engines

Major industry concerns over the cost of implementation The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 65th session this week, at IMO Headquarters in London. An important issue on the MEPC agenda is consideration of a draft IMO Assembly resolution on the application of regulation B-3 of the BWM Convention.In opening address of the MEPC session, IMO's Secretary General Koji Sekimizu called on more nations forimplementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention. "With 36 contracting parties to date and with the only outstanding entry into force condition of 35% of the world's merchant tonnage now being close to fulfilment, a little under 6% is all that is still required. We ought to be optimistic that the Convention will enter into force soon." However, he noted that "the industry continues to have major concerns over the cost of compliance".The Secretary strongly suggested that now is the time to move towards implementation. The problem associated with ballast water is inherently connected to the expansion of world trade and, therefore, an issue from which the shipping industry cannot escape.He further noted "It is recognized that there is a substantive cost required for installing and operating a ...