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CIMAC guideline: marine fuel handling in connection to stability and compatibility
06 November 2019This guideline helps the reader understand stability and compatibility issues. Furthermore, it explains the different test methods, both for onboard evaluation and for tests performed in laboratories. It compliments and expands on the information given in ISO/PAS 23263:2019 and supports the ISO standard 8217:2017 on specifications of marine fuels.
Amendments to California’s Marine Invasive Species Program will come into force soon
04 December 2020California has amended regulation in section 2298.5 in Article 4.8 of Title 2, Division 3 of Chapter 1 of the California Code of Regulations. The regulatory changes become effective on 1 January 2021. It changes the way ships should submit information through the Marine Invasive Species Program Annual Vessel Reporting Form.
Marine diesel oil
01 November 2020AMSA Marine Notice 7/2017 Guidance on ECDIS for ships calling at Australian ports
26 July 2017The AMSA Marine Notice 7/2017 addresses the following areas; Software quality assurance, Anomalies, ECDIS data presentation and performance check dataset, Chart carriage requirements, Mode of ECDIS operation, ECDIS training requirements and Port state control inspections.
First global standard for ship hull cleaning essential for marine ecosystems
26 May 2020BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, has moved a step closer to finishing a global set of guidelines needed to protect the marine environment from invasive species and reduce CO2 emissions. Currently, there is no common global standard for cleaning ships’ hulls to avoid transferring invasive aquatic species, nor for the potentially damaging debris washed off in the process.
Meet Richard von Berlepsch of the Marine Environment Committee
01 November 2022When the BIMCO Marine Environment Committee met last week, we took the opportunity to have a chat with him.
Shipping industry takes new step to protect marine environments
04 February 2021Cleaning a ship’s submerged parts from barnacles and other growths, while the ship is in the water, can transfer invasive species to local marine environments unless it is properly cleaned and the debris is captured. To combat this problem, and to provide clarity and quality assurance to shipowners, ports and government authorities, BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have published the first industry standard on in-water cleaning of ships.
MEPC 81 adopts and approves a raft of measures to protect the marine environment
25 March 2024The IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee at its 81st Session adopted amendments to mandatory instruments and approved a series of measures in order to protect the marine environment- from emission control areas in Canada and Norway through to electronic ballast water record books. A summary of the approvals and adoptions is provided here.
Marine Safety Advisory From the Republic of the Marshall Islands
04 September 2018Incidents and accidents related to Entry into Enclosed Spaces on board – still a major problem after decades of developing guidance and regulations.
