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Informtaion provided by Karen Mullings, Public Relations Officer, Maritime Authority of Jamaica.

INTERTANKO has recently joined VDR, ICS and ECSA in speaking up against the latest decision made by the European Parliament.  See INTERTANKO's Press Release below.

PRESS RELEASE 12/16                                                             &nbs

The Liberian Maritime Administration is to introduce a proposal to the meeting of the IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC70) in London on 24 October to allow certain ships additional time beyond 2020 to install adequate ballast water management systems as required under the Ballast Water Management Convention, which comes into force in September 2017.

From our friends at Lloyd's Register - 9/2/2016

The IMO has adopted amendments to Regulation 12 of MARPOL Annex I (see Resolution MEPC.266(68)), which will enter into force on 1 January, 2017.

8/22/2016 - From our colleagues at Lloyd's Register

Brussels, 27 April 2016

IMO Briefing Feb 2, 2016 - Verification of tonnage figures for BWM Convention completed – further ratifications needed

While the shipping industry is in a state of chaos the International Monetary Fund (IMF), responding to the December 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, proposes to bleed the industry just a little by imposing a carbon tax on CO2 emissions. To quote the report's Executive Summary "Substantial amounts could also be raised from charges on international aviation and maritime fuels.

Source: International Maritime Organization

01-15-2016

Insufficient tonnage to trigger entry into force despite recent ratifications