Continued improvement in ISPS Code implementation
The latest ISPS Code implementation figures show a steady improvement, IMO Secretary-General Mr. Efthimios Mitropoulos said on Friday (25 June).
"The figures released today indicate that both the number of ship security plans submitted and International Ship Security Certificates issued are increasing as we approach the home strait to 1 July 2004," Mr. Mitropoulos said. "The proportion of port facility plans approved - while still low - is also increasing. I trust that this trend will continue so that, at least, those port facilities handling the majority of world trade will be compliant by the entry into force deadline."
"I am also encouraged by the fact that information provided by the industry organizations indicates that certain particularly vulnerable categories of ships - including passenger ships and tankers - are showing a high rate of compliance," he added.
Mr. Mitropoulos
once again urged SOLAS Contracting Governments, which have not yet done so,
not to spare any effort in implementing the measures as soon as possible.
Pursuant to SOLAS regulation XI-2/13, 66 out of the 147 Contracting Governments
for which the special measures to enhance maritime security will enter into
force on 1 July 2004, have provided information on port facilities via the ISPS
Code database.
ISPS Code status at 0900 on 25 June 2004
| Ships | ||
|
Governments (39 responses) Number of
ships liable to the Code |
22479 |
41.3% (up from 33% on 21 June) |
|
IACS Number of
ships liable to the Code |
15631 |
60.8% (up from 41.9% on 21 June) |
|
INTERCARGO Number of
ships liable to the Code |
916
769 513 |
(56%) (as reported on 11 June) |
|
INTERTANKO Number of
ships liable to the Code |
2175
2175 1547 |
71% (up from 56% on 21 June) |
|
IPTA Number of
ships liable to the Code |
429 |
(71.1%) (as reported on 16 June) |
|
ICCL Number of
ships liable to the Code |
117 |
88.9% (up from 66.1% on 21 June) |
|
BIMCO Number of
ships liable to the Code |
2622
2189 488 |
(18.6%) as reported on 11 June) |
| Port facilities | ||
|
Governments (66 responses) Number of
port facilities |
7032 2901 2243 |
31.9% (up from 16.2% on 21 June) |
Notes:
The information in the table above is the result of an ongoing survey of selected IMO Member Government, who between them represent a large proportion of world merchant shipping tonnage.
The latest information
provided by the following non-governmental organizations in consultative status
with IMO is also included in the table:
IACS - International Association of Classification Societies www.iacs.org.uk
INTERCARGO - International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners www.intercargo.org
INTERTANKO - International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
www.intertanko.com
IPTA - International Parcel Tankers Association http://www.ipta.org.uk
ICCL - International Council of Cruise Lines http://www.iccl.org
BIMCO - an international shipping association www.bimco.dk
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