IBIA supports development of IMO Guidance to address maritime corruption
IBIA is one of several co-sponsors of submissions to the IMO’s Facilitation Committee (FAL) aimed … Read more…
IBIA achieved NGO consultative status with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2005. This gives IBIA the right to attend IMO meetings to represent our industry’s interests and provide relevant expertise to IMO’s work and deliberations.
We continuously scrutinise IMO proceedings on all matters affecting our members to ensure that the interests of the bunker industry are heard. IBIA is active at the IMO through written submissions, interventions from the floor and participation in working groups during IMO meetings. We also take part in IMO Correspondence Groups to progress work on agenda items between meetings.
IBIA keeps an eye on a broad range of IMO issues and attends several meetings every year. The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) and the Maritime Safety Committee are the main meetings that deal with subjects of relevance to the bunkering industry. We also attend a number of IMO sub-committee meetings, in particular PPR (Pollution Prevention and Response), to monitor and provide input to developments of relevance to IBIA members.
IBIA is one of several co-sponsors of submissions to the IMO’s Facilitation Committee (FAL) aimed … Read more…
The implementation of IMO 2020 brought about a 70% cut in total sulphur oxide emissions from shippin… Read more…
An IMO correspondence group has been set up to “review and amend, as appropriate, the indicative e… Read more…
Interim Guidelines for the use of methyl/ethyl alcohol as fuel adopted by the IMO, and guidance on m… Read more…
Work is continuing at the IMO to update the IGF Code, the regulatory framework enabling ships to use… Read more…
An estimated 400,000 seafarers are currently trapped onboard ships beyond the end of their contracte… Read more…
IBIA sought clarification on the link between sample handling and inclusion of bunker delivery note … Read more…
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, adopted at the 75th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protect… Read more…
*Correction: This article originally described work that was meant to happen at MEPC 75, however, th… Read more…
There is agreement at the IMO that life cycle emissions of fuels should be taken into account when d… Read more…