VRP Contract: Resolve Salvage & Fire documents reference Circular 14/13
Resolve Salvage & Fire documents for use in Vessel Response Plan arrangements. These documents should be read in conjunction with the earlier Club Circular 14/13 US Vessel Response Plans - Salvage & Marine Firefighting (SMFF) Requirements Final Rule - 30 September 2013. Deadline for implementation - 30 January 2014
The new IMO global sulphur cap requirements enter force on 1st January 2020 and a robust and consistent approach to compliance is expected by all Port State Control (PSC) regimes.
From 1 January 2020, the new 0.5% m/m global limit for sulphur in fuel used on board ships comes into effect. Parties in the bunker chain i.e. those involved in the production, distribution, storage, handling and use of bunker fuels have expressed concerns over the practical implementation of this new global limit, a substantial drop from the current 3.5% m/m. A Joint Industry Project (JIP) was therefore established to raise awareness of the issues which might arise.
BIMCO, ICS, INTERTANKO and INTERCARGO have jointly released an updated version of 'Guidelines for Owners, Operators and Masters for Protection Against Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea Region.' This document now supersedes the previous guidance for the region.
