News – Policy

December 2020 meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies to be held remotely

Posted: 02/10/2020
Categories: News – Policy

The invitation and agenda have now been issued for the next meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies, set to take place from 2 to 4 December 2020 (IOPC/2020/Circ.13).  The meeting will…

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Online search tool to identify HNS updated

Posted: 02/09/2020
Categories: News – Policy

The HNS Finder, the online HNS search tool developed and maintained by the IOPC Funds since 2011, has undergone a significant update and the new version is now available at hnsconvention.org.  The…

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Date of next meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies changed to December 2020

Posted: 11/08/2020
Categories: News – Policy

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has restructured its 2020 calendar of meetings as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic.  The next meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies has therefore been rescheduled…

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Preliminary information on the November 2020 meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies

Posted: 03/07/2020
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Preliminary information on the 2020 meeting of the IOPC Funds’ governing bodies, which is provisionally scheduled to take place during the week commencing 2 November 2020, has now been issued. The following sessions are…

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Nauru to become the 118th Member State of the 1992 Fund

Posted: 29/04/2020
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has informed the Director of the IOPC Funds that the Republic of Nauru deposited instruments of accession to the 1992 Civil Liability and Fund Conventions on 23…

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Claims assessment, oil report processing and protection of the Funds’ assets continue despite temporary remote working arrangements

Posted: 22/04/2020
Categories: News – Policy

In light of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the IOPC Funds’ Secretariat continues to work remotely.  Despite these temporary working arrangements, it continues to carry out its core tasks to the extent…

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