Belgium will recognise valid certificates issued by other States parties to Belgian ships before the entry into force date in Belgium and will not require new Belgian certificates before their expiration (Belgium has an explicit agreement on this with Luxembourg who issued the bulk of the certificates for Belgian ships).
Thomas Miller has decided to amalgamate and concentrate mainland Chinese resources on Shanghai to broaden and deepen the range and type of services available to Members. This concentration of resource will also enable future growth of the office in terms of both size and capability.
Following concerns raised about the environmental impact of permissible discharges from tankers carrying Noxious Liquid Substances (NLS), MEPC 74 in May 2019 adopted by way of IMO Resolution MEPC.315(74), amendments to MARPOL Annex II to strengthen discharge requirements for cargo residues and tank washings from such vessels.
