Whats New 2018
Training in Turkey for dealing with hazardous substances
Managing and responding to maritime incidents
involving hazardous and noxious substances (HNS), usually chemicals, is an
important element of IMO’s work. As well adopting global regulations dealing
with these issues, in particular the so-called “OPRC-HNS Protocol”, IMO also conducts practical training exercises. Last week (13-16 November) REMPEC, the IMO-administered pollution emergency response
centre in the Mediterranean, delivered such a training course in Turkey. It
brought together representatives from both the public and private sectors,
addressing the particular considerations and challenges in responding to HNS
incidents in Turkey. more...
Helping Guinea protect its coastline
The intense shipping and offshore exploration activities in the Gulf of Guinea pose major risks to its coastline, so the country pays special attention to protecting its coastline. Last week (12 - 15 November) a national workshop aimed at building the country's oil pollution preparedness and response capacity was held, under the auspices of the GI WACAF project. more...
Boosting maritime security in Gulf of Guinea
Maritime security depends on the capacity of national authorities to develop effective port security plans and procedures and the ability to self-audit. A regional workshop for participants from countries in the Gulf of Guinea, in Tema, Ghana (13-16 November) has helped to build national capacity to enhance port security. The training focused on how to establish multi-agency port and port facility security and facilitation committees; and on the drafting of port facility security assessments and plans. more...
Ship inspection to keep high standards
Performing a vessel inspection is an important task. Inspections by flag and port States are key to keeping ship standards high and in turn reducing accidents and pollution to the maritime environment. To maintain a high level of safety in the region, a Regional Caribbean Ship Inspector Training course (CASIT) (29 October – 16 November) has been held in Trinidad and Tobago. more...
Lessons learned from major energy-efficiency project
IMO’s strategy on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships embraces an ambitious vision to phase out these emissions entirely as soon as possible. But, for this to be achieved, a number of barriers need to be overcome. For nearly three years, the GloMEEP project has been playing a key role in reducing GHG emissions by promoting the uptake of energy-efficiency measures for shipping. Last week (12-13 November) GloMEEP held a two-day “stock-taking” meeting in Hangzhou, China to assess the progress made during the first phase of the project. more...
Assisting Cuba in spill preparedness
Cuba is the fourth Caribbean country to receive IMO assistance on spill preparedness in recent weeks. An IMO-funded workshop on ‘National Contingency Planning’ took place in Havana (13-15 November). The event was part of renewed efforts in the region to identify gaps in existing spill contingency plans. Senior level response managers and contingency planners from across the country took part in the workshop. This included conducting a self-assessment of the existing Cuban response and preparedness programmes, including response operations, spill training and exercises, and risk-assessments. more...
Ship fuel data collection – training begins
In China
this week (14 November), the IMO-led GloMEEP project has delivered a training
course to help maritime administrations and classification societies play their
part in an ambitious scheme to collect fuel consumption data from ships. The
data collected will provide vital information to support IMO’s global efforts
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping. more...
Enhancing maritime domain awareness in West Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden
Maritime domain awareness is the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact security, safety, the economy or the marine environment. A regional workshop on capacity building aimed at enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness in the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC) signatory States, took place in Durban, South Africa (12-14 November).
Progress in Myanmar’s oil spill preparedness
Myanmar
is the latest country to benefit from IMO’s work to enhance marine oil
spill preparedness and response in the ASEAN region. A training course
for senior officials and members of the national oil spill management
team is taking place in Yangon,
Myanmar (12-14 November). The
training
is focused on the effective response to oil spills, including on both
managing risks from shipping and incident management. more...