State Dept. Shipping Committee to Discuss IMO, Other Issues

The State Department's Shipping Coordinating Committee scheduled an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 7 to prepare for the April meeting of the International Maritime Organization's Facilitation Committee. The coordinating committee is to meet in Room 5-0624 of the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 2nd Street SW, Washington, D.C. Agenda items include: Decisions of other IMO bodies; Consideration and adoption of proposed amendments to the Convention; General review of the Convention; Electronic means for the clearance of ships, cargo and passengers; Electronic access to, or electronic versions of, certificates and documents required to be carried on ships, including ISCG work; Analysis and collection of relevant practices, standards and activities including World Customs Organization and International Organization for Standardization standards; and Facilitation of shipments of dangerous cargoes.