IMO agrees protocol for HNS Convention

THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed finally to bring the Protocol to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea 1996 into effect, some 14 years after the HNS Convention was originally adopted.

An IMO diplomatic conference in London last week ended on Friday with delegates signing the protocol.
It sets out liability and compensation for damage caused by incidents involving HNS.
The protocol will come into force 18 months after at least...

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