Following recent environmental issues, developments, events as well as incidents, Allaboutshipping’s Anny Zade met with with Antipollution’s CEO Byron Vassiliades and asked him certain questions; herebelow viewers can read the…
Ballast Water Management: Regulation should not distort the market’s level playing field In view of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee upcoming meeting (MEPC 71 during 3-7 July 2017), INTERCARGO re-iterates its welcoming…
Fiji accedes to key marine environment protection treaties 08/03/2016 Fiji has today (8 March) acceded to six IMO treaties, including important conventions covering ballast water management and the control of…
Verification of tonnage figures for BWM Convention completed – further ratifications needed The process to verify global tonnage figures in order to assess entry into force criteria for the Ballast…
December 22, 2014 – IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the reconsideration by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) of its position towards the ratification by Governments of the International Convention for the…
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – in co-operation with a wide coalition of international shipping organisations – has submitted an important paper to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that…