IMO to Review GHG Strategy and More at MEPC 80
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) - 80th session will meet at IMO Headquarters in London from July 3-7, and amongst key agenda items, the MEPC 80 session is expected to adopt an upgraded IMO greenhouse gas strategy.The revised IMO GHG Strategy will contain concrete greenhouse gas reduction targets for the sector and is expected to outline a range of technical and economic measures. Negotiations have been ongoing and will continue during the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 15)…
China, Philippines to Draft Protocol to Avoid Maritime 'Miscalculations'
China and the Philippines will negotiate a military protocol to avoid maritime “miscalculations”, Manila’s defence minister said on Wednesday, following a brief standoff near a Philippine-occupied island in a disputed part of the South China Sea. Delfin Lorenzana said the Philippines tried to put up makeshift structures on a sand bar about 4 km (2.5 miles) off Thitu island in the Spratly archipelago in August, but China objected and sent ships to the area. President Rodrigo Duterte sought to defuse tensions by ordering troops to pull out. Construction was stopped. “We intend to sit down with China to draft and agree on a protocol to resolve immediately any incident,” he said, adding he hoped talks could start this year.
Security Tops IMO Agenda
Headquarters, London, April 22 - 26). the 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation(SUA Convention) and its related Protocol. Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (STB Convention). discussed are proposals to incorporate a number of additional offences into the SUA Convention. define the terms "ownership" and "control" of ships in the context of maritime security. that many IMO instruments place responsibilities on the shipowner. continued efficiency of commercial navigation. also expected to examine a draft protocol to establish a voluntary third tier of compensation for oil pollution victims, supplementary to the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund Convention, 1992.
Shipping Coordinating Committee Meeting
The Shipping Coordinating Committee, sponsored by the State Department, will hold a series of meetings in Washington, D.C. to assist in refining the U.S. position prior to the Diplomatic Conference on the Draft Protocol to the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea, 1974. The public meetings will be held on June 26, July 31, September 5, and October 16, 2002.
IMO Conference Addresses Oil Pollution Compensation
held at IMO Headquarters from 12-16 May 2003. Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992. for pollution damage caused by oil spills at sea. Protocol. regime, which will remain unaltered. regime. The limits of compensation will be set by the diplomatic conference. existing IOPC Fund system. Protocol. claims made against the supplementary Fund. laid down in the 1992 Fund Convention. Fund Assembly agrees to this arrangement. Damage, (Fund Convention) 1971 replaced the original Conventions. on the shipowner, up to a set limit. contributions by oil receivers. interests. compensation payable to victims of pollution by oil from oil tankers. enter into force on 1 November 2003. gross tonnage, up from 59.7 million SDR in the 1992 Protocol.
