Aktuelle Infos IMO

Presse:

• IMO postpones further meetings due to COVID-19 (updated)

  
  IMO has decided to postpone a number of meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• IMO urges keyworker exemptions for crew changes and repatriations

  
  IMO echoes shipping industry calls for governments to keep shipping and supply chains open and grant special travel exemptions to seafarers in COVID-19 pandemic.

• Tackling COVID-19 – a voyage together

  
  IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim stresses vital need to maintain commerce by sea and protect seafarers' welfare in face of coronavirus shut down.

• The power of visibility – IMO launches photo search for women in maritime

  
  IMO's gender programme is launching a photo search to build a bank of images of women in maritime.

• IMO 2020 sulphur limit implementation - carriage ban enters into force

  
  MARPOL amendment prohibits carriage of non-compliant fuel oil for combustion purposes for propulsion or operation on board a ship - unless the ship has an approved exhaust gas cleaning system ("scrubber") fitted.

• New IMO department will tackle key global issues through innovative partnerships

  
  Partnerships and Projects department will focus on key global issues for international shipping, including decarbonization, marine plastic litter and biofouling.

• IMO Secretary-General assesses progress on sulphur limit implementation

  
  Information from various sources has indicated a relatively smooth transition to the 0.50% sulphur limit. Prices for compliant fuels - very-low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and marine gas oil (MGO) rose quickly initially but now appear to be stabilizing.

• IMO 2020 - cleaner shipping for cleaner air

  
  Global limit on sulphur in ships' fuel oil reduced from 01 January 2020.

• SOLAS amendments entering into force 1 January 2020

  
  A set of important amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and various codes enter into force on 1 January 2020.

• Global project launched to tackle plastic litter from ships and fisheries

  
  IMO-FAO GloLitter Partnerships Project, with initial funding for the project is from the Government of Norway, aims to help shipping and fisheries move to a low-plastics future.

Termine:

• POSTPONED Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW)

  
  1/30/2017 - 2/3/2017 1

• Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships

  
  6/26/2017 - 6/30/2017

• Council

  
  7/24/2017 - 7/28/2017

• Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC)

  
  9/11/2017 - 9/15/2017

• Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III)

  
  9/25/2017 - 9/29/2017

• Council Extraordinary Session

  
  11/23/2017 - 11/24/2017

• Assembly

  
  11/27/2017 - 12/6/2017

• Council

  
  12/7/2017 - 12/7/2017

• Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC)

  
  1/22/2018 - 1/26/2018

• Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR)

  
  2/5/2018 1 - 2/9/2018 1