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  • IMO Answers Questions on the 2020 SOx Regulation

    • September 21, 2019
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    The IMO has launched a document answering frequently asked questions about the upcoming sulfur emissions regulations taking effect in 2020. IMO regulations to SOx emissions from ships first came into force in 2005, under Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention. Since then, the limits on sulfur oxides have been progressively tightened. From January 1, 2020, the

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  • IMO Urges To Ratify Compensation Regime For Hazardous and Noxious Cargoes

    • February 1, 2016
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    HNS Convention

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO), together with the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) and the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), is urging its Member States to ratify and implement a key compensation treaty covering the transport of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) by ship. The International Convention on Liability and compensation for

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  • SOLAS Weight Initiative – Safety First! – Verified Gross Mass

    • July 1, 2015
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    Effective 1st July 2016, all packed containers are required to have a verified gross weight declared by shippers. Starting 1st July 2016, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will enforce the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) requirements regarding the verification of the gross mass of packed containers. “A packed container will not be allowed

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  • Theme For Day Of The Seafarer 2015: Career at Sea

    • May 3, 2015
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    Day of the seafarer 2015 is fast approaching. This year the International Maritime Organization is shifting its focus to maritime education. We want you to consider a career at sea. Most people go to work in offices, factories and shops, but it’s a different picture for seafarers: an office can be a hundred thousand-ton oil

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  • 10 Useful Information For Seafarers

    • November 1, 2014
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    • Category: General, IMO, MLC
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    Useful Information

    Knowledge is light. It is important for every individual to be thoroughly updated with recent progresses in their field of work. Shipping is a vast industry with a huge pile of necessary and helpful information that might not be promulgated to all. 1. Global Integrated Shipping Information System – IMO public information cell: The IMO

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  • 100th session of the Legal Committee of the IMO

    • April 2, 2013
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    100th session of the Legal Committee of the IMO

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) London on 15 – 19 April, 2013 the landmark 100th session of the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Lack of Due Process Breeds Fear of Criminalisation Among Seafarers Seafarers’ suggestions on how to improve their situation when facing criminal charges were presented at the landmark 100th session of the

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