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IMO Sec-Gen commemorates Sanchi victims in Iran

​IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim visited the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in the country’s national celebration of World Maritime Day, on 8 September. The Secretary-General met the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, and participated in a ceremony to commemorate seafarers who lost their lives aboard the Iranian-owned oil tanker Sanchi earlier this year.

The ‘Sanchi’, operated by National Iranian Tanker Co, was sailing from Iran to South Korea, carrying 136,000...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-sec-gen-commemorates-sanchi-victims-in-iran/

IMO encourages participation in WMO voluntary observing ships scheme

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) called IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) to reintroduce the request for the recruitment of ships to provide ship-based marine meteorological and oceanographic observations. These reports provide real-time feedback on ocean weather conditions to weather forecasters. Ship-based oceanographic measurements also provide data for studying climate change.

According to IMO, ships’ meteorological observations are essential for safety-related services for...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-encourages-participation-in-wmo-voluntary-observing-ships-scheme/

Aderco shows the smart way to comply with IMO 2020

Aderco – the world’s leading fuel treatment provider – has launched a new video offering a concise and detailed insight into the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2020 sulphur cap.

Available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIHkXjsHklw) the 4:27m video outlines in clear, concise facts the importance of tank cleaning before any new fuel is added to a ship’s tanks and why the use of fuel treatments are so important in the maintenance of marine diesel engines.

Among the issues...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/08/aderco-shows-the-smart-way-to-comply-with-imo-2020/

MEPC 73: Correcting the Record

Correcting the Record – Contributing Cosponsors Clarifying Recent Misconceptions

On 31 August 2018 the Bahamas, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Panama, BIMCO, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO cosponsored and submitted a document to the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) 73 meeting taking place 22-26 October 2018. MEPC 73/5/14, Safety Implications and respective challenges associated with 2020 compliant fuels (the “paper”), which aims to assist the MEPC 73 in its consideration of potential...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/08/mepc-73-correcting-the-record/

INTERCARGO Chairman stresses ‘lack of understanding’ by regulators

In INTERCARGO’s Annual General Meeting on 1-2 October, the Association’s Chairman, John Platsidakis, underlined the challenge with respect to international regulators’ lack of understanding of how dry bulk ships operate worldwide on tramp trades.

It is regrettable that the regulators do not engage in discussions with our sector, prior to their decisions, on the practical issues related to the implementation of the regulations. We will continue to raise the views of our members at IMO and other...

https://safety4sea.com/intercargo-chairman-stresses-lack-of-understanding-by-regulators/

Goodbye NAFTA, hello USMCA

USMCA Trade Deal – NAFTA Revised

A collaboration between Floyd Zadkovich (US and English lawyers) & zeiler.partners (Mexican and Austrian lawyers)

USMCA – Investment Protection Standards and Dispute Resolution Process

After long and intense negotiations, the United States, Mexico and Canada seem to have reached an agreement on a revisited text of the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”). The new agreement has been named the United States, Mexico and Canada Agreement (“USMCA”). The...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/05/goodbye-nafta-hello-usmca/

IMO, Day of the Seafarer photo competition – winners announced!

winner DOTS photo competition

This year’s Day of the Seafarer campaign held its first-ever photo competition, providing a fascinating insight into the daily life of a seafarer. The winning entry – a bold geometric composition, focusing on the deck of a ship and the blue ocean beneath – was submitted by Zay Yar Lin, a Master from Myanmar.

http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/PressBriefings/Pages/16-DOTSphotocompetitionwinner.aspx 

The photo competition invited men and women working at sea to share photos of what a “Good day at...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/04/imo-day-of-the-seafarer-photo-competition-winners-announced/

Capes’ contained rise and perplexed figures rule the day… plus the 2020 saga

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained four points and now stands at 1,574; Geopolitics in total mess and the Environment another issue to be appropriately tackled… John Faaclas’ daily recap:

The Capes’ BCI was up 51 points and now stands at 2,199… Are the capes sustainable or just volatile, or another bubble? We shall see…

Just one point plus for the Panamaxes’ BPI now at 1,679 points; caution…

The Supras too on one point; the BSI managed to clinch  this one very special point and now...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/03/172713/

IMO 2020 Low-Sulphur Rule Exposes Widespread Concern About Lack Of Fuel Cost Transparency – Drewry

pollution sunset

There is considerable unease among global shippers/BCOs (Beneficial Cargo Owners) and freight forwarders ahead of the IMO’s 2020 global emissions regulations, due to come into force on 1 January 2020, according to a survey conducted by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Particular uncertainty and concern was expressed by respondents in both the survey and follow-up interviews about carriers’ methods of fuel cost recovery with more than half of all respondents (56%) stating that they did not...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-2020-low-sulphur-rule-exposes-widespread-concern-about-lack-of-fuel-cost-transparency-drewry/

CMA CGM may incur about US$1.5b

CMA CGM may potentially incur US$1.5 billion to comply with a green shipping regulation that will cap sulphur content in marine fuels.

This is based on an extrapolation of CMA CGM’s share of some US$15 billion in estimated exposure, one industry publication said. The container shipping segment may sustain from the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) 2020 global sulphur cap, APL’s chief executive, Nicolas Sartini, said at SIBCON 2018 (Singapore International...

http://container-news.com/cma-cgm-incur-us-1-5b/

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