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IMO's Environment Committee Considers Energy Efficiency, Ballast Water Management and Ship Recycling
9 October 2012: The 64th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) addressed issues related to energy efficiency, ballast water management and ship-recycling. The session also led to the establishment of a new Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) in the Saba Bank, in the north-eastern Caribbean area of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
On energy efficiency measures for ships, the MEPC focused on technical and operational...
05 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 August 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), together with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Australia’s Maritime Safety Authority, convened a workshop on Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs). The meeting aimed to assist in increasing protection of marine environments by building the capacity of Pacific Island nation representatives from the maritime and environment sectors to develop proposals for PSSAs.
The workshop took...
22 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 May 2012: The Steering Committee of the Regional Activity Centre/Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Centre (RAC/REMPEITC) for the Caribbean met to review the Centre’s work, plans for 2012-13, legal status and support from countries of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR).
The Sixth Regular Meeting, held 9-10 May 2012, in Willemstad, Curaçao, was attended by government representatives from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Suriname and the US, as...
03 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 May 2012: The Secretariats of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have begun a workshop in Suva, Fiji, to assist Pacific Island member governments to meet their obligations on the safe transportation of dangerous goods and bulk cargoes by sea. The workshop is focused on raising awareness of the IMO-developed International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code and the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.
According to SPC, these codes...
11 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2012: The 14th issue of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Center for the Wider Caribbean’s (RAC/REMPEITC) quarterly newsletter, titled ”Caribe,” highlights three workshops held in the region to help countries meet their obligations under the 1990 International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response, and Cooperation (OPRC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
The first workshop, funded by IMO and the International...
