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Source: International Chamber of Shipping - This guidance (click here for the complete document) has been produced to help to eliminate age discrimination and to improve the working environment on board ships.

Published 16 January 2020: Loss of 137 containers from a container ship in the North Pacific Ocean.

Our accident investigation report into the collapse of 3 container bays and loss of 137 containers from CMA CGM G. Washington during heavy weather while on passage from Xiamen, China to Los Angeles, USA on 20 January 2018, is now published.

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Source: Cargo Incident Notification System - These Safety Considerations, (click here the document), have been prepared by a working group comprising Members of CINS (Cargo Incident Notification System) and Classification Societies as listed below.

Source: Bahamas Maritime Authority - This Bulletin provides guidance on the early implementation of the amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.

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Source: AMSA - The purpose of this Marine Notice is to advise vessel owners, operators and masters of Australia’s requirements for the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) to support compliance with the sulphur limit of 0.50 mass per cent concentration (m/m) in fuel oil from 1 January 2020 as required by the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (M

Source: Internationasl Council on Combustion Engines - This guidance (click here for the complete document)  aims to provide a practical and working understanding of the definition of stability and compatibility of marine fuel oils and how thes

Source: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore - This circular provides information on the implementation of the requirements on Singapore registered ships (SRS) as adopted by Resolution MSC.402(96), which will take effect on 1 January 2020 upon entry into force of the associated amendments to Regulations III/3 and III/20 of the SOLAS Convention.

Marine Department Malaysia - This notice is to inform the shipping community on the requirement Regulation 14.1, Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78 for ships installed with the EGCS.

Malaysia prohibits the discharge of washwater from EGCS open-loop system whilst in Malaysian Water (12 nautical miles from the nearest land).

Source: ICS/OCIMF Press Release - Maritime trade between Arctic destinations and the rest of the world is expected to expand and an increasing number of ships are now undertaking voyages in polar waters.