The IMDG Code, Amendment 39-18, 2018 edition, published by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is mandatory from 1 January 2020 and applicable for two years until the next edition of the IMDG Code becomes mandatory from 2022.
The IMDG Code Supplement, 2018 edition, containing several related texts such as the EmS Guide and MFAG, replaces the previous 2014 edition.
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Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) publish regular Bunker Alerts based entirely on fuel samples and have kindly permitted BIMCO’s Members to access this information.
The Bunker Alerts are not intended to be an evaluation of overall bunker quality in the port or area concerned, but usually highlight a specific parameter within the fuel which has raised a quality issue.
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