- INTERCARGO re-iterated its commitment to a safe, efficient, high quality and environmentally sound dry bulk shipping industry.
- The decision erupted at its semi-annual meetings which were held last week.
- The Executive Committee and the Technical Committee convened over two days via videoconference.
- The meetings were presided over by Chairman Dimitris Fafalios, Vice Chairman Spyros Tarasis, Vice Chairman Uttam Kumar Jaiswal, and Technical Committee Chairman Tom.
A recent news article published in the Intercargo website reveals that INTERCARGO affirms leadership role in representing dry bulk shipping.
The agenda of the meeting
The agenda focused on the need to urgently resolve the humanitarian crisis faced by seafarers under COVID-19 and other associated crewing issues. The following are the highlighted issues:
- DryBMS as a quality standard for the dry bulk sector
- initiatives for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- the safe carriage of cargoes
- bulk carrier design standards
- the investigation of bulk carrier casualties
- ballast water management
- implications of the sulphur limit on fuels and
- piracy threats.
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Source: Intercargo
