BIMCO restructures committees to balance safety and environment 17 December 2019 BIMCO’s committee structure will change to reflect the increased importance of the environment while maintaining a thorough debate on safety. The BIMCO Board of Directors agreed to the change at a meeting in December. Priority news News story Environment Safety Security
IMO issues fuel oil safety recommendations ahead of 2020 19 June 2019 The 101st session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 101) has held initial discussions in London on how to address the safety of ships when using fuel oil. News story Safety
Paris and Tokyo MoUs jointly announce CIC on Safety of Navigation 02 August 2017 Paris and Tokyo MoUs jointly announce the "Concentrated Inspection Campaign for Safety on Navigation" and issue an important questionnaire for the campaign. News story Safety Navigation Ships inspections and Port State control
Industry associations seek input to increase the safety of anchoring 13 February 2020 BIMCO, Intercargo, Intertanko and International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have set up a working group with the aim to analyse incidents and accidents involving anchoring systems and thereby ultimately increase the safety and integrity of anchoring. To reach the goal, the group is seeking input from members to help report incidents. Safety
