The Mariner's Blog

  • Feb 1, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
IMO and Others: "Solution to Piracy Comes from Within Somalia"

IMO together with a number of industry bodies (ICS, BIMCO, OCIMF, INTERTANKO, INTERCARGO, IPTA, and ISF) remain convinced that the only long-term ...

  • Jan 25, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
IMO's Koji Sekimizu Announces 2013 Maritime Day Theme

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has announced the theme of this year's Maritime Day: "Sustainable Development: IMO’s contribution beyond ...

  • Jan 18, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
Head of IMO Names Safety at Sea and Combating Piracy as Top Goals

At the start of 2013, IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu said that halving lives lost at sea, eradicating pirate attacks, and ensuring the releas...

  • Jan 11, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
New Requirements for Lifeboat Safety in 2013

Amendments were adopted for the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) in May 2011 to reduce the liklihood of accidents du...

  • Jan 3, 2013
  • Tim Gossett
New Pollution Regulations Take Effect

In July 2011, amendments were adopted for the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) to require more engery ...

  • Jun 15, 2012
  • Tim Gossett
All about the IMSBC Code

IMO will soon be publishing the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes Code and Supplement, 2012 Edition, incorporating Amendment 01-11 (IMSBC...

  • Jun 1, 2012
  • Tim Gossett
Port State Control, 2012 Edition

IMO has just published Procedures for Port State Control, 2012 Edition, which replaces the previous edition published in 2000. Read on to learn wha...

  • May 25, 2012
  • Tim Gossett
IMO's Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Biofouling

IMO has published Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships' Biofouling to Minimize the Transfer of Invasive Aquatic Species (Ships' Biofo...

  • May 18, 2012
  • Tim Gossett
IMO's New Guide to Maritime Security and the ISPS Code

IMO has just released a new publication: the Guide to Maritime Security and the ISPS Code, 2012. Read on to learn more about it.

  • May 4, 2012
  • Tim Gossett
New 2011 TDC Code

IMO has just finalized the Code of Safe Practice for Ships carrying Timber Deck Cargoes, 2011 (2011 TDC Code), which replaces the previous editio...

  • Apr 20, 2012
  • Tim Gossett
New 2010 FTP Code

IMO has just published the International Code for the Application of Fire Test Procedures (FTP Code), 2010 Edition, which replaces the previous e...

  • Apr 3, 2012
  • Tim Gossett
Norwegian Charts Now Available

Charts produced by Norway's Kartverket (Norwegian for "Mapping Authority") are now available in the United States as print-on-demand charts as th...