
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) and the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) have worked, together with other European organisations, to produce this latest revision of the International Safety Guide for Inland Navigation Tank-barges and Terminals (ISGINTT).

The Standardised Vessel Dataset (SVD) for Noon Reports project was initiated following discussions amongst members of the Smart Maritime Council, a cross-industry membership group focused on technology harmonisation, standardisation and interoperability that includes vessel operators, technology providers and other stakeholders.

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), at its 106th session (2 to 11 November 2022), approved the new Circulars concerning distress alerts by ships.

Have a Magical Christmas and Happy New Year!

The Mediterranean Sea has been designated as an Emission Control Area

ISWG-GHG 13 took place 5-9 December 2022 and MEPC 79 on 12-16 December 2022. Our Company summarises the discussions and outcomes which are significant to work with our customers.

IMO has adopted a new mandatory International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code), anchored in a new SOLAS Chapter XV.

IBICON informs that the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control announced a press release about the joint concentrated inspection campaign (CIC).

BIMCO has produced its own ship sale and purchase agreement (SHIPSALE 22)


This document sets out principles for providing shore leave during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It supersedes and replaces the joint industry guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): Seafarer Shore Leave Principles. It also contains information on the international maritime obligations surrounding the provision of shore leave by state authorities and shipowners, and for seafarers.

Important milestones for the EU MRV and IMO DCS are coming up in the first half of 2022. This statutory news contains some recommendations relevant to both regulations.

IMO ADOPTS the Procedures for port State control, 2021

On 17June 2021 (MEPC 76), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, which consists of new regulations 23 and 25 – the introduction of the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and regulation 28 - the requirement to demonstrate operational carbon intensity reduction through the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII).

Equasis and EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency) have published the Report of the world’s merchant fleet in 2020.

BIMCO PUBLISHES EEXI TRANSITION CLAUSE AHEAD OF IMO EFFICIENCY REGULATION

IBICON provides information from the Department of Transport about preparations to be made by ship operators and verifiers in order to comply with the emissions data reporting required under the legislation underpinning the UK MRV regime.

The new Guide for Ammonia-Fueled Vessels sets out Classification design criteria for the arrangements, construction, installation and survey of machinery, equipment and systems for vessels operating with ammonia as fuel to minimize risks to the vessel, crew and the environment.

World Maritime Theme 2021 “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future”

Cyber-attacks on port systems are no longer considered hypothetical or simply the stuff of fictional narrative.
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