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NewsIMO agrees autonomous ship draft work plan
The IMO has held the first session of a joint working group to address high-priority issues relating to the legal and safety issues relating to autonomous shipping.
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NewsClassNK releases update on strength assessments
ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Direct Load Analysis and Strength Assessment (Edition 2.0), which clarifies the requirements for more rational structural design reflecting the latest structural strength assessment methods based on R&D outcomes.
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NewsKey Ballast Water Issues Not Resolved After MEPC 78
In June 2022, the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 78th session agreed in principle to develop a Ballast Water Management Convention Review Plan after a review of the experience-building phase. The Motorship spoke to key stakeholders to get their views on where the issues lie.
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NewsCII won’t be detainable deficiency
The IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments has failed to agree on whether poor CII performance should be a detainable deficiency.
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NewsSubchapter M deadline arrives
From 19 July, all tugboats and towboats in the US must carry a Coast Guard-issued Certificate of Inspection (COI) to operate.
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NewsSOLAS updates now set for 2024 introduction
DNV advises that there are a set of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and associated Codes that enter into force on 1 January 2024.
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NewsIACS launches Safe Decarbonisation Panel
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Council met in London this week and agreed to set up a Safe Decarbonisation Panel in recognition of the challenge of meeting ambitious targets safely and with the necessary technical underpinning to facilitate early investment.
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NewsIACS cyber security requirements mandatory from 2024
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has recently published new Unified Requirements (URs) for cyber security that will be mandatory for classed ships and offshore installations contracted for construction on or after 1 January 2024.
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NewsNew rules for ships entering Shanghai Port
Lloyd’s Register reports that new rules for shipowners and ship operators regarding machinery failure in Shanghai Port’s territory come into effect on 1 July 2022.
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NewsEU Parliament decides on shipping’s position in ETS
On Wednesday 22 June, the EU Parliament adopted its position on some key EU laws that are part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package” - the EU’s plan to cut GHG emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, and to be net-zero by 2050.
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NewsMEPC 78 reviews BWMS experience
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 78th session agreed in principle to develop a Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention Review Plan and established a Correspondence Group to finalise it.
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NewsDiscrepancies between IGF and IGC Codes could cause confusion
Senior Surveyor of Korean Register of Shipping, Seung-man Ha, has published a thesis on the regulatory gaps between LNG carriers and LNG-fuelled ships.
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NewsMEPC78 fails to agree on revised GHG targets
The 78th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met from 6-10 June but failed to reach agreement on more ambitious GHG targets or on the establishment of the International Maritime Research Board (IMRB) and International Maritime Research Fund (IMRF).
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NewsINTERCARGO: Governments must share the load
It would be a mistake to place responsibility for meeting IMO’s zero emission shipping targets fully on the shoulders of the shipping industry, warns INTERCARGO, as the IMO’s MEPC 78 debates steps to meet IMO ambitions for zero emission shipping by 2050 this week.
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NewsBWMS commissioning test requirements enter force
Commissioning testing is now mandatory for ballast water management systems (BWMSs) installed on newbuilds and existing ships of all flag administrations when the initial BWMS commissioning survey is completed on or after 1 June 2022.
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NewsIMO finalises CII guidance
The IMO’s ISWG-GHG 12 GHG Working Group has finalised guidance on carbon intensity measures and continued to discuss mid-term measures including carbon pricing.
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NewsFAL 46: Single window to become mandatory
The IMO’s Facilitation Committee met from 9 to 13 May (FAL 46) and adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory in ports around the world.
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NewsEU commits to “polluter-pays” principle for ETS
European shipowners (ECSA) have welcomed the European Parliament’s commitment to enforce the polluter-pays principle, by ensuring the mandatory pass-through of the ETS costs to the commercial operators of the vessels through contractual clauses.
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NewsNew IACS requirements for BWMS take effect from July
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has released a Unified Requirement (UR) relating to fire issues for ballast water management systems (BWMS) on ships, UR F45.
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NewsMSC 105 approves new survey requirements
The 105th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) was held from 20 to 29 April, with new Enhanced Survey Programme (ESP Code) requirements agreed to enter into force for bulk carriers and tankers.
