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A joint working group at the IMO addressing high-priority issues relating to the legal and safety issues connected with autonomous shipping has agreed a draft work plan. MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

IMO agrees autonomous ship draft work plan

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The introduction of mandatory BWMS commissioning testing requirements on 1 June 2022 will demonstrate the importance of installation oversight by the equipment manufacturer, Ecochlor CEO Andrew Marshall believes. BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Key Ballast Water Issues Not Resolved After MEPC 78

The IMO Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments has failed to agree on whether poor CII performance should be a detainable deficiency. REGULATION

CII won’t be detainable deficiency

Requirements for all tugboats and towboats in the US to carry a Coast Guard-issued Certificate of Inspection (COI) to operate came into force on 19 July. REGULATION

Subchapter M deadline arrives

The SOLAS Chapter III amendment clarifies that launch appliances of rescue boats weighing less than 700 kg do not need to have stored mechanical power. REGULATION

SOLAS updates now set for 2024 introduction

Nick Brown, CEO of LR, chaired the IACS Council meeting this week. He commended the Council's agreement to set up a Safe Decarbonisation Panel. ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

IACS launches Safe Decarbonisation Panel

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IACS cyber security requirements mandatory from 2024

The Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration is introducing rules on 1 July 2022 regarding machinery failures in Shanghai's territorial waterway. REGULATION

New rules for ships entering Shanghai Port

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EU Parliament decides on shipping’s position in ETS

IMO will discuss use of HFO in the Arctic at its April MEPC meeting BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

MEPC 78 reviews BWMS experience

MEPC 78 could not reach agreement on more ambitious GHG targets or on the establishment of the International Maritime Research Board (IMRB) and International Maritime Research Fund (IMRF). REGULATION

MEPC78 fails to agree on revised GHG targets

IMO's MEPC 78 will debate steps to meet IMO ambitions for zero emission shipping by 2050 in June 2022. GENERAL NEWS

INTERCARGO: Governments must share the load

Commissioning testing became mandatory for BWM systems installed on newbuilds on 1 June 2022. BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BWMS commissioning test requirements enter force

The working group will discuss the potential development of a basket of medium-term measures following the discussion of its draft guidelines at its June MEPC 78 meeting. REGULATION

IMO finalises CII guidance

The amendments to the FAL Convention are expected to enter effect on 1 January 2024. REGULATION

FAL 46: Single window to become mandatory

The decision to apply the polluter-pays principle is consistent with the original ETS, which was designed to abate GHG emissions from heavy industry and power generation. REGULATION

EU commits to “polluter-pays” principle for ETS

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New IACS requirements for BWMS take effect from July

MSC 105 introduced new survey requirements that form part of the regulatory response to the 2017 sinking of the VLOC Stellar Daisy. REGULATION

MSC 105 approves new survey requirements