With 167 Governments as Members, IMO has plenty of teeth but some of them don't bite. The result is that serious casualty rates - probably the best way of seeing how effective Governments are at ...

IMO has launched Blue Solutions, a new project intended to support maritime decarbonization in Southeast Asia. The announcement was made at the 51st ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group (MTWG) ...

Scaling up the implementation of Maritime Single Windows (MSWs) and Port Community Systems (PCSs), which are integrated digital platforms that streamline vessel and cargo clearance, reduce ...

Home Media Centre Latest News Study identifies a phased pathway for India to develop a competitive regional alternative marine fuel hub India has the potential to become a competitive regional hub for ...

IMO also officially launched its new Blue Solutions Project, which will support efforts to reduce emissions from ships, ports and hinterland transport in ASEAN, in cooperation with PEMSEA, advancing ...

All ships are required to carry "adequate and up-to-date charts" under SOLAS chapter V (regulation 27) to assist in navigation. At present, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ...

Carriage of chemicals in bulk is covered by regulations in SOLAS Chapter VII - Carriage of dangerous goods and MARPOL Annex II - Regulations for the Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances ...

SOLAS Consolidated Edition, 2024 Edition, Russian Edition (digital only) KH110R £165 978-92-801-0252-9 21 August 2026 STCW Convention and STCW Code, 2026 Edition, French Edition (digital only) KE938F ...

A regional workshop on ships’ routeing and ship reporting systems is taking place in Lima, Peru (26-30 October). The workshop aims to strengthen participant’s understanding of how these measures can ...

In 2018, shipping emitted 1,056 million tonnes of CO 2, accounting for about 2.89% of the total global anthropogenic CO 2 emissions for that year, estimated the Fourth IMO GHG Study 2020. Under a ...

The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, as amended, sets the standards of competence for seafarers internationally. Amongst ...

The human element is recognized as a key element of the safety of life on board ships and a contributing factor to most of the casualties in the shipping sector. Maritime safety and safety of ...