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Apr. 18, 2016
Ballast Water Treatment: IMO's Regulation Uncertainty
IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is meeting for its 69th session this week.
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Apr. 8, 2016
Mapping to assist oil spill preparedness in Saint Lucia
IMO is funding the development of Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps, an important oil spill response preparedness tool, in Saint Lucia.
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Apr. 7, 2016
Optimistic Outlook for Container Market
The latest Container Shipping Forecaster from MSI suggests a more positive market outlook for the container shipping sector in 2016 than the analysis of most of its peers.
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Apr. 7, 2016
Ballast Water Treatment: More Dead Than Alive
The U.S. Coast Guard’s preliminary rejection of the most probable number (MPN) method for determining the effectiveness of ballast water treatment systems has come under increasing fire from the industry and researchers.
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Apr. 6, 2016
Training towards greater maritime security
Extensive maritime security training involving countries operating under the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC) is taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (20 March – 7 April).
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Apr. 4, 2016
Mandatory e-data exchange set to be adopted at Facilitation Committee
The Facilitation Committee, meeting this week (4-8 April), is expected to adopt mandatory requirements for the electronic exchange of information on cargo, crew and passengers as part of a revised and modernized annex to the 1965 Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL).
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Mar. 31, 2016
Supporting oil spill response in Dominica
A national workshop dealing with oil spill contingency planning, funded by IMO, is taking place in Dominica.
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Mar. 18, 2016
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE CIC ON CREW FAMILIARIZATION FOR ENCLOSED SPACE ENTRY
The Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry was carried out between 1 September and 30 November 2015 in the Tokyo MOU region.
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Mar. 17, 2016
US COAST GUARD REMOVES CONDITIONS OF ENTRY ON VESSELS ARRIVING FROM CUBA
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced the removal of Conditions of Entry on vessels arriving from Cuba, Thursday.
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Mar. 14, 2016
Periodic servicing and maintenance of lifeboats and rescue boats on agenda
Mandatory requirements relating to periodic servicing and maintenance of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear are on the agenda of the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE), which is meeting for its 3rd session (14-18 March) at IMO Headquarters. .
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