ECTA speaks for the chemical transport industry to all its stakeholders
ECTA and its members support the shift from road to combined transport solutions the same way as the EU and other major relevant stakeholders. Find here the ECTA statement and position on the Combined Transport Directive revision.
The SOLAS Convention in its successive forms is generally regarded as the most important of all international treaties concerning the safety of merchant ships. The first version was adopted in 1914, in response to the Titanic disaster, the second in 1929, the third in 1948, and the fourth in 1960. The 1974 version includes the tacit acceptance procedure - which provides that an amendment shall enter into force on a specified date unless, before that date, objections to the amendment are received from an agreed number of Parties. As a result the 1974 Convention has been updated and amended on numerous occasions. The Convention in force today is sometimes referred to as SOLAS, 1974, as amended.
The European Commission has shared ICS2 resources that are relevant to members that send goods to or through the EU via maritime and inland waterways. https://lnkd.in/eQ6-iHpi
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is making significant strides in harmonizing port State control activities and procedures worldwide. 🚢 The draft amendments to the “Procedures for Port State control, 2023” are currently under review and will be further developed through the Correspondence Group. These amendments will be finalized at the 11th session of the Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) and presented at the 34th Assembly session in 2025. Stay tuned for more updates on these important developments in maritime regulations. #PortStateControl #MaritimeRegulations #IMOheadquaters Photo credit: IMO A summary of III 10 is located https://buff.ly/3MEUele
NPA 2024-03 - Regular update of CS-ETSO | EASA (europa.eu) following a course I just delivered yesterday on it and Part 21 Subpart O (see https://lnkd.in/ewvqUMir) Interesting to note the need for a CSxx.1309 style failure mode analyses, which will (a) require declared assumptions of the system architecture (and possibly the CONOPS) of the intended aircraft installation and (b) substantiate the selected FDAL. These "should" always have been done, but now it "shall". #DOA, #part21, #SSA
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974. Adoption: 1 November 1974 Entry into force: 25 May 1980. The SOLAS Convention in its successive forms is generally regarded as the most important of all international treaties concerning the safety of merchant ships. The first version was adopted in 1914, in response to the Titanic disaster, the second in 1929, the third in 1948, and the fourth in 1960. The 1974 version includes the tacit acceptance procedure - which provides that an amendment shall enter into force on a specified date unless, before that date, objections to the amendment are received from an agreed number of Parties. As a result the 1974 Convention has been updated and amended on numerous occasions. The Convention in force today is sometimes referred to as SOLAS, 1974, as amended. https://lnkd.in/e3QmP92k
MEPC.1-Circ.863 - Recommendation on Exemption of Ships Not Normally Engaged on International Voyages (Chapter 4, MARPOL, Annex VI) Recommendation on exemption of ships not normally engaged on international voyages from the requirements in chapter 4 of MARPOL Annex VI, as follows: 'A ship which is not normally engaged on international voyages but which, in exceptional circumstances, is required to undertake a single international voyage, may be exempted by the Administration from any of the requirements in chapter 4 of MARPOL Annex VI.'
UK government maritime expertise further eroded as IMO representative ousted. The UK maritime sector has been waiting for policy guidance since last year, but the long delayed refresh of its Clean Maritime Plan is now unlikely to emerge until 2025 28 Mar 2024 ANALYSIS IMO stalwart Katy Ware removed as the UK’s permanent representative and maritime policy expert in international negotiations amid an exodus of maritime experience within the Department for Transport, and ministerial activity is on ice ahead of a general election. KATY WARE HAS BEEN REMOVED AS THE UK’S MOST EXPERIENCED IMO REPRESENTATIVE AFTER 25 YEARS WITH THE MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY.
EU transport sector: Europe more than ever in need of more budget for transport 43 European transport organisations, representing the key spectrum of Europe’s transport network, are again joining forces in a campaign to urge the Council and the European Parliament to increase the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget for transport in the upcoming review of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework. More at https://lnkd.in/eYwzA5Qw
