Earlier this month, the Croatian Register became the 12th member of IACS.IACS and ClassNK Chairman Noboru Ueda explained that the register followed in the footsteps of the Indian Register of Shipping, which became a member in June of last year, Tanker Operator reports. Ueda also said that the Croatian Register was the first to step up from a completely non-IACS society to full membership.
Explaining the recent work of IACS at Nor-Shipping, he said that the environment expert group had been developing a new minimum speed requirement for EEDI, which was expected to be debated at MEPC 62 this July.
A joint industry working group was also established and had met twice this year. In March it agreed to develop a joint industry set of guidelines to ensure that EEDI can be implemented more effectively and universally.
A report on the guidelines was submitted by BIMCO, CESA, IACS, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and OCIMF, to the IMO this month.
The IACS council has also reaffirmed its commitment to complete the harmonised common structural rules (CSR) by detailing its work schedule to comply with the IMO’s schedule for goal-based standards.
Explaining the recent work of IACS at Nor-Shipping, he said that the environment expert group had been developing a new minimum speed requirement for EEDI, which was expected to be debated at MEPC 62 this July.
A joint industry working group was also established and had met twice this year. In March it agreed to develop a joint industry set of guidelines to ensure that EEDI can be implemented more effectively and universally.
A report on the guidelines was submitted by BIMCO, CESA, IACS, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and OCIMF, to the IMO this month.
The IACS council has also reaffirmed its commitment to complete the harmonised common structural rules (CSR) by detailing its work schedule to comply with the IMO’s schedule for goal-based standards.