Overview of IBC code and MARPOL Annex II amendments
With the amendments to the IBC code and MARPOL Annex II set into force from 2021, a new Certificate of Fitness (CoF) for a vessel must be issued and be onboard at the latest on 1 January 2021. To remind, back in May 2019, the MEPC 74 adopted resolution MEPC.318(74), with the main goal to amend the…