Shipping associations want regulations on hazardous materials postponed for a year

International shipping associations such as Bimco and ICS want the EU to postpone the requirement that all ships must carry a list of hazardous materials on board from the turn of the year. The EU refuses. Danish Shipping is against blanket postponements.
Photo: STR/AFP / AFP
Photo: STR/AFP / AFP

Many shipping companies will not have time enough to have their vessels investigated for the hazardous and toxic material that may be aboard before the end of 2020.

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