Both contracts were approved at BIMCOs Documentary Committee in Copenhagen on 13 November. Modifications and improvements have been made to the REPAIRCON contract, while MINREPCON has undergone a full review. Ship repair is a major undertak

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Port Service Network (APSN) Port Connectivity Forum and 11th Council Meeting was officially opened by Mr Niam Chiang Meng, Chairman of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), at Resor

Member states ambassadors yesterday gave the presidency a mandate to negotiate with the European Parliament an amendment to rules on the assessment of ship inspection organisations, with the aim of ensuring legal certainty and securing busi

The Global Marine Fuel Sulphur Clause for Time Charter Parties was approved by the Documentary Committee at its meeting in Copenhagen on 13 November. It is very important that the new sulphur clauses are ready well in advance to allow the p

The industry is anxious about ships potentially being penalised if, despite their best efforts, ships are unable to be fully compliant with the 0.50% sulphur limit. Naturally, the industry wants reassurance that port State control (PSC) aut

Did you know that states that are parties to MARPOL Annex VI are supposed to inform the International Maritime Organization of the availability of compliant fuel oils in their ports? There is, in fact, an established mechanism to do so and

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committees 73rd session (MEPC73) has just ended, and with it, so did all speculations about a potential delay of the global 0.50% sulphur cap. The rules apply from 1 January 2020 and they will be enforc

Tokyo ClassNK Archive Center (NKAC) has stored the first Ship Construction Files (SCF) complying with IMO Global Based Standards (GBS) for the NACKS-built 311,000 DWT VLCC delivered on 26 October 2018, managed by MOL Tankship Management (As

The 2020 Global Marine Fuel Sulphur Content Clause, which is a general compliance provision, will be put forward for adoption by BIMCOs Documentary Committee on 13 November. The drafting team has also prepared a first draft of a clause deal

Marshall Islands flag has issued a marine safety advisory (MSA #26-18) highlighting dangers associated with transport of ammonium nitrate based fertilizers. www.register-iri.com/forms/upload/MSAdvisory_26-18.pdf Sources:The Standard PI Club

The UNs International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has released online programmes that it says will help develop national strategies to reduce harmful emissions, reports American Shipper. The toolkits were tested in 10 pilot countries: Argen

Studies show that burning heavy marine fuel with sulphur emissions actually slows global warming because the cooling effect of sulphur outweighs the warming effects of carbon dioxide, reports The Economist of London. Scientists at the Centr

An amendment to support consistent implementation of the forthcoming 0.50% limit on sulphur in ships fuel oil was adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday (26 October), during the current session of the Marine Envi

Maritime security is a key element of International Maritime Organization (IMO)s work and, over many years, the Organization has developed a number of measures to help promote and sustain it. The focus is now on helping countries build thei

The loading of bunker on board a ship is a vital and critical operation. Due care must be taken to ensure safety and to mitigate the risk for oil pollution. The purpose of this pamphlet is to have an easy at hand guidance to help seafarers