Resources - Maritime Knowledge Hub by Varuna Sentinels BV

Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships — in force since 26 June 2025.

EU Ship Recycling Regulation 1257/2013 — European List, unified certificate format, and the interplay with HKC.

Inventory of Hazardous Materials — Parts I, II, III, the role of the Designated Person, and the 2023 IHM Guidelines (MEPC.379(80)).

International Certificate on Inventory of Hazardous Materials — survey cycle, validity, and how it differs from the IRfRC.

IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee 84th session — 27 April to 1 May 2026, London. Live agenda and expected outcomes.

IMO MSC.532(107) — 1 January 2026 firefighting foam prohibition, evidence required, IHM Part I annex update.

IMO Fuel Standard, GHG Fuel Intensity (GFI), reward mechanism, Well-to-Wake LCA — adoption timeline and shipowner prep.

Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 — Well-to-Wake GHG intensity, compliance balance, pooling, penalty, and interaction with EU ETS.

Directive 2026/470 — CSRD simplification, revised scope thresholds, ESRS cuts, and the VSME pathway for smaller shipping businesses.

Air pollution from ships — sulphur cap, NOx tiers, EEDI, EEXI, CII, SEEMP, ECAs and the path from DCS to the Net-Zero Framework.

Ballast Water Management Convention 2004 — D-1/D-2, BWMS Code, experience-building phase, BWRB and Port State Control.

IMO Carbon Intensity Indicator A-E — calculation, reduction factors, SEEMP Part III, and MEPC 84 Phase 2 review.

Directive 2023/959 — carbon pricing for maritime transport, 40/70/100% phase-in, allowance surrender, interaction with FuelEU.

EU Monitoring, Reporting & Verification — monitoring plan, THETIS-MRV, Document of Compliance and the 2024 CH4/N2O scope extension.

IMO Data Collection System — MARPOL Annex VI Reg 22A, SEEMP Part II, Statement of Compliance, and the path to the Net-Zero GFI.