Tag: MSC 93

IMO adopts a new two-way route in the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait

ESPO hopes however that the implementation of this new amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Regulation in EU and/or national legislation, further clarifies the shippers' responsibility and avoids that in the end this responsibility is transferred to ports and terminal operators

Denmark to focus on mandatory weighing of containers

The IMO's Committee on Maritime Safety (MSC) held its 93rd Session (MSC 93) from Wednesday 14 through Friday 23 May 2014 under the Chairmanship of Mr Christian Breinholt (DENMARK) and his Vice Chair, Captain M Segar of SINGAPORE). 104 Member States attended the meeting during which a drafting group (DG) and two working groups (WG) were subsequently formed and chaired as follows:

Approved changes to the Convention will enter into force in July 2016 The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved changes to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention that will require verification of containerweights as a condition for loading packed export containers aboard ships. Misdeclared container weightshave been a long-standing problem for the transportation industry and for governments as they presentsafety hazards for ships, their crews, and other cargo on board, workers in the port facilities handlingcontainers, and on roads. Misdeclaration of container weights also gives rise to Customs concerns.The approved changes to the Convention will enter into force in July 2016 upon final adoption by theMSC in November 2014. In order to assist supply chain participants' and SOLAS Contracting Governments'implementation of the container weight verification requirement, MSC also issued a MSC Circular withimplementation guidelines.The MSC has also approved a new Code of Practice for the Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTUs),including intermodal shipping containers. The new CTU Code, which will replace the current IMO/ILO/UNECEGuidelines for packing of CTU, has already been approved by the UNECE (United Nations EconomicCommission for Europe) and will now go to the ILO (international Labour organization) for approval. ...

IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) will meet at the Organization's London headquarters for its 93rd session, from 14 to 23 May 2014.

IMO MSC 93 to be held from 14 to 23 May 2014 IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization's London headquarters for its 93rd session, from 14 to 23 May 2014. The MSC is expected to adopt amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) related to lifeboat safety; continue its action plan of work on passenger ship safety, following the Costa Concordia incident; review the draft mandatory Polar Code and related draft SOLAS amendments; adopt amendments to SOLAS and other treaties to make mandatory the IMO Member State Audit Scheme; adopt a number of other important amendments; and consider items submitted by the sub-committees.Lifeboat safety: SOLAS amendments set to be adoptedThe MSC is expected to adopt draft amendments to SOLAS chapter III to make mandatory the Requirements for periodic servicing and maintenance of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear, which are also expected to be adopted at the session. The MSC is also expected to approve a related draft MSC circular on Guidelines on safety during abandon ship drills using lifeboats, providing additional recommendatory provisions.The package of mandatory and recommendatory measures follows work by IMO to review recommendations previously ...