Most important regulatory news published in the last 30 days

We remind you of the most important articles about maritime rules and regulations published on Marineregulations.news in the last 30 days (mid-August until mid-September 2023).

In case you missed them, we now bring them to you all in one place:


Revised Port State Control procedures will enter into force in January 2024

Unified interpretations to the BWM Convention and the BWMS Code

Hong Kong issues notice following a fatal incident during operation on board vessel

Guide for Remote Surveys and Audits issued by the ABS

IMO has published the revised Unified interpretations of SOLAS chapter II-2

Interim guidance on the use of biofuels under regulations 26, 27, and 28 of MARPOL Annex VI (DCS and CII)

Guidelines on the ISM Code issued by Paris MoU

OCIMF has released a paper focusing on the drones threatening merchant ships

Agenda Preview for the IMO Carriage of Cargoes and Containers Sub-Committee (CCC 9)

IMO has amended the IMSBC Code, effective 1 January 2025


IMO Conventions, Codes, and Amendments
This document published by RINA and updated to October 2022, contains a summary of the mandatory requirements adopted by IMO (SOLAS, MARPOL...)

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