Subscribe to RSS feedCall for mandatory polar code to strengthen existing guidelines
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Craig Eason, Oslo
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May 17, 2010 10:20 AM
THE SHIPPING industry could have a mandatory polar code by 2012 that includes rules on ship design and operation in the Antarctic and Arctic regions.
Work on the code is being developed by a group of experts through the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and follows on from the guideline that were adopted in 2002 and updated last year.
These guidelines have been criticised as being...
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