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Autonomous shipping, Covid-19 impact, security and fuel safety in spotlight
The foundations for the future development of a regulatory framework for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) will be laid at the 103rd session of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), held in remote session from 5 to14 May 2021. The Committee will consider the outcome of a regulatory scoping exercise on MASS carried out over the last couple of years and identify priorities for further work. In addition to discussing the most appropriate ways of addressing MASS operations from the regulatory perspective, meeting attendees will also consider submissions relating to MASS trials.
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Statement of the State of Eritrea on document No. MSC 103/9/3/Rev.1 submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran under Agenda item 9 ‘Measures to enhance maritime security’ of the MSC 103rd Session.
Madame Chair, Your Excellencies and respected delegations,
The Government of the State of Eritrea wishes to express its appreciation to the International Maritime Organization’s 103rd Maritime Safety Committee for this opportunity and would like to address the Session in regards to this agenda point, specifically the draft resolution MSC 103/9/3 Rev. 1 presented by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Located along the busiest maritime commercial route and having one of the longest coastlines on the Red-Sea, Eritrea attaches utmost importance to the safety and security of its own as well as that of international maritime route along its boundary. Eritrea strongly believes that the Red-Sea and its international maritime route’s safety and security should, primarily be the legal res
IMO meeting to focus on containers lost at sea
Overview
Over the course of three months late last year and early this year, almost 3,500 containers were lost in a number of incidents in the Western Pacific. This is far above the numbers usually registered for the same period and has raised concern regarding the causes of these incidents.
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee meeting will convene online from 5to 14 May 2021 and BIMCO will be attending.
One of the subjects high on the agenda is related to containers lost at sea, owing to the potential danger, not only to ship safety when floating in the water, but also to the environment, particularly with regard to the plastics they contain.
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MSC 103 spotlights autonomous shipping, Covid 19 impact on seafarers, maritime security and fuel safety
The foundations for the future development of a regulatory framework for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) will be laid at the 103rd session of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), held in remote sessionfrom 05 to14 May 2021. The Committee will consider the outcome of a regulatory scoping exercise onMASS carried outover the last couple of years and identify priorities for further work. In addition to discussing the most appropriate ways of addressing MASS operations from the regulatory perspective, meeting attendees will also consider submissions relating to MASS trials.