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ABS issues cyber risk management guidelines

ABS Group of Companies launched a set of safety and risk-based services to facilitate the smooth compliance to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2021 Cyber Risk Management (CRM) guidelines.

To remind, the IMO issued a resolution which states that by the 1st of January 2021, all shipping companies will be mandated to ensure that cyber risks are appropriately addressed in existing safety management systems (as defined in the ISM Code).

Therefore, ABS’ new cyber security services will...

https://safety4sea.com/abs-issues-cyber-risk-management-guidelines/

IMO Sub-Committee to finalize rule for safe offshore power supply

The IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE) which started on 2 March, is set to finalize the draft guidelines focused on the safety of offshore power supply to vessels’ operations, while is also working on crew safety matters.

Specifically, the 7th SSE Sub-Committee, was opened by the IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and is being chaired by Mr. Umut Senturk (Turkey).

During the meeting, the IMO will address the need for global standards for the process of providing shoreside...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-sub-committee-to-finalize-rule-for-safe-offshore-power-supply/

IMO Addresses Global Standards For Safe Operation Of On-Shore Power Supply To Ships

Safe Operation Of On-Shore Power Supply To Ships_

​In addition to choosing cleaner, greener fuels, utilizing onshore power supply service (also known as “cold ironing”, “alternative maritime power” and “shore-side electricity), is another solution to reduce air pollution and emissions from ships, as well as limiting local noise.

IMO is addressing the need for global standards for the process of providing shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth, while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off.

Draft guidelines on safe operation of...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-addresses-global-standards-for-safe-operation-of-on-shore-power-supply-to-ships/

IMO 2020 Sulphur Limit Implementation – Carriage Ban Enters Into Force

Sulphur carriage

Consistent implementation of the IMO 2020 regulation which limits sulphur in ships fuel oil is enhanced from 1 March 2020, with the entry into force of a rule to ban the carriage of non-compliant fuel oil.

Image Credits: imo.org

The IMO 2020 regulation limits sulphur in ships’ fuel oil to a maximum 0.50%. The regulation has been in force globally since 1 January 2020, under IMO’s MARPOL treaty, with benefits for the environment and human health from a reduction in sulphur oxides in the air.

The...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-2020-sulphur-limit-implementation-carriage-ban-enters-into-force/

BIMCO Joins Japan To Curb CO2 Emissions

  • BIMCO joins Japan to regulate the carbon intensity of existing ships.
  • The short-term measure requires existing ships to comply with an EEXI limit, if adopted by IMO. 
  • Proposal offers a simplified way to comply by using estimated speed/power curves and power limitation.
  • Together with Japan and other players, BIMCO is proposing a package of amendments to MARPOL Annex VI. 
  • The package will mandate existing ships to comply with the energy efficiency limits of new ships at the time of adoption.
  • Carb...

http://mfame.guru/bimco-joins-japan-to-curb-co2-emissions/

9 Year Deadline for the Arctic-Flagged Vessels, Ban Coming in 4 Years!

Use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters could be banned from July 2024 under draft amendments approved by the International Maritime Organization’s pollution subcommittee, reports the Lloyd’s List writer Declan Bush

However, Arctic coastal state-flagged vessels get a waiver until 2029

No Immediate Ban?

NGOs had sought an immediate ban to protect the environment, but Russia opposed it on economic grounds

RUSSIA has won a nine-year waiver from a proposed ban on heavy fuel oil in the...

http://mfame.guru/9-year-deadline-for-the-arctic-flagged-vessels-ban-coming-in-4-years/

IMO crea un departamento técnico para impulsar la transición energética

La secretaría general de la Organización Marítima Internacional (IMO) ha creado un nuevo departamento para ayudar a los Estados Miembros en la transición energética y la descarbonización del transporte marítimo. Operativo desde el 1 de marzo, el departamento de Asociaciones y Proyectos mejorará y fortalecerá las asociaciones con organismos externos y donantes, “para abordar algunos de los principales desafíos mundiales que afectan al mundo marítimo de hoy”. La eficiencia energética, el cambio...

http://elvigia.com/imo-crea-un-departamento-tecnico-para-impulsar-la-transicion-energetica/

New IMO Department To Tackle Key Global Issues Through Innovative Partnerships

New IMO department_

​A new department has been established within the IMO Secretariat to focus on supporting Member States to tackle key global issues in the context of international shipping – and help promote sustainable development.

Operational from 1 March 2020, the Department for Partnerships and Projects will enhance and strengthen partnerships with external stakeholders and donor agencies to tackle some of the major global challenges which impinge on today’s maritime world.

It becomes the focal point for...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/new-imo-department-to-tackle-key-global-issues-through-innovative-partnerships/

WHO And IMO Released A Joint Statement on COVID-19

  • WHO has declared the outbreak of Coronavirus as a PHEIC.
  • It has recommended measures to limit the risk of exportation or importation of the disease.
  • WHO and IMO have issued a statement on the response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
  • WHO has advised people on how to protect themselves and those around them from getting the disease.

​The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020,...

http://mfame.guru/who-and-imo-released-a-joint-statement-on-covid-19/

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