IOPC Correspondence Group
on non-collectable levies
to the LNG separate account of the HNS Fund

This is an index of some information and URLs relevant to the IOPC Correspondence Group on non-collectable levies to the LNG separate account of the HNS Fund. It also contains general background information on the HNS Convention.

Documents are added as time permits. The most recent amenments are marked with NEW! (click on the icon for one of the the most recent amendments).

Some files are in the .pdf format.

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The contact person for the webpage is Professor Erik Røsæg.

Shortcuts to the topics of this page:

  • The HNS Convention
  • Explanatory notes
  • Implementation State by State
  • IMO Legal Committe and other meetings
  • IOPC Correspondence Group correspondence
  • IMO Correspondence Group correspondence
  • From the press
  • Organizational matters (including one common address for entire correspondence group)
  • Other materials

    The HNS Convention
  • Text of Convention
  • DipCon documents
  • IMO Document LEG 71/3/4
  • Example calculations that show how the HNS Points system works: Excel format (live - fill in your own figures) - pdf format
  • Summary of ratifications, etc.
  • Official IMO documents website (password obtainable from the administrator of that website.)
  • Title of HNS Convention in French:"Convention internationale de 1996 sur la responsabilité et l'indemnisation pour les dommages liés au transport par mer de substances nocives et potentiellement dangereuses (SNPD)"
  • Title of HNS Convention in Spanish: "Convenio internacional sobre responsabilidad e indemnización de daños en relación con el transporte marítimo de sustancias nocivas y potencialmente peligrosas, 1996 (SNP)"

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    Explanatory notes

  • HNS Convention implementation guide
  • HNS Convention overview
  • HNS Guide
  • Provisional list of imported amounts of HNS
    See also papers from meeting in Ottawa 3-6 June, 2003

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    Implementation State by State

  • The ratification of 12 states is necessary for the new instrument to enter into force (se details in the table below). On the procedure, see the information on the IMO webpage.
  • IMO Circular on entry into force.

    EU has taken a lead on the implementation procedure:

  • Authorization of EU Member States to ratify the HNS Convention
  • EU propsal for implementation of the HNS Convention, etc (part of the Third Maritime Safety Package)
  • Overview of EU decisionmaking process in respect of the liability part of the Maritime Safety Package (PreLex)

    • The following states have actually ratified:

    The following states have published implementation studies, etc:
  • Canadian implementation proposal
  • Irish implementation legislation
  • UK implementation legislation
  • UK consultation paper
  • Russian implementation legislation: Word format - pdf format
  • Proposal for implementation legislation drafted and commented by The Norwegian Maritime Law Committee (in Norwegian; translation of the draft legislation here)
  • Proposal for implementation legislation drafted and commented by The Danish Maritime Law Committee (in Danish) and Danish implementation legislation (in Danish)
  • Proposal for Swedish implementation legislation (in Swedish)

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    IMO Legal Committe and other meetings

    Meeting in Ottawa 3-6 June, 2003 (final implemantation goahead)

  • Report of Ottawa meeting: Word format - pdf format
  • Overview of working papers from Ottawa meeting
  • Working papers from Ottawa meeting
  • PowerPoint presentation: The Interrelationship between the Maritime Liability Conventions (IOPC Fund)
  • PowerPoint presentation: The first tier (Norway)
  • PowerPoint presentation: Insurance Aspects of the HNS Convention (CEFIC)
  • PowerPoint presentation: National Regulations on Reporting Requirements and Industry Concerns – the UK experience to date (UK)
  • PowerPoint presentation: Preparations for Implementation of the HNS Convention in the Republic of Korea (Republic of Korea)

    Reports to the Legal Committee

  • Report from the Correspondence Group to the 80th session of the IMO Legal Committee
  • Report from the Correspondence Group to the 81st session of the IMO Legal Committee
  • Report from the Correspondence Group to the 82nd session of the IMO Legal Committee
  • Report from the Correspondence Group to the 83rd session of the IMO Legal Committee
  • Report from the Correspondence Group to the 84th session of the IMO Legal Committee
  • Report from the Correspondence Group to the 85th session of the IMO Legal Committee
  • Report from the Correspondence Group to the 86th session of the IMO Legal Committee
  • Report from the Correspondence Group to the 87th session of the IMO Legal Committee
  • Papers forwarded from the Correspondence Group to the 87th session of the IMO Legal Committee
  • Report from the Correspondence Group to the 88th session of the IMO Legal Committee
  • Report from the Correspondence Group to the 89th session of the IMO Legal Committee

    • Other

  • IMO Asembly resolution on HNSC implementation
  • Documents from EMSA workshop
  • Documents from 2nd EMSA workshop

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    IOPC Correspondence Group correspondence

  • Proposal for the establishment of a Correspondence Group
  • Report of meeting establishing the Correspondence Group

  • Norway 19 June 07
  • Romania 20 June 07
  • Norway 21 June 07
  • Romania 22 June 07
  • Spain 20 July 07
  • Netherlands 20 July 07
  • Spain 20 July 07
  • Romania 25 July 07
  • UK 27 July 07
  • Romania 31 July 07
  • Canada 9 Aug 07
  • GIIGNL 10 Aug 07
  • Romania 13 Aug 07
  • UK 13 Aug 07
  • Norway 15 Aug 07
  • UK 16 Aug 07
  • Romania 16 Aug 07
  • Norway 17 Aug 07
  • Canada 17 Aug 07
  • Romania 21 Aug 07
  • Norway 21 Aug 07
  • Romania 22 Aug 07
  • Norway 10 Sep 07
  • Romania 17 Sep 07
  • Spain 17 Sep 07
  • Norway 18 Sep 07
  • GIIGNL 18 Sep 07
  • Canada 18 Sep 07
  • Norway 19 Sep 07
  • Norway 19 Sep 07 #2
  • Canada 19 Sep 07
  • Norway 20 Sep 07
  • Norway 20 Sep 07 #2
  • Canada 20 Sep 07
  • Norway 21 Sep 07
  • Norway 25 Sep 07
  • GIIGNL 2 Oct 07

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    IMO Correspondence Group correspondence

  • UK 15 Apr 05
  • UK 23 Sept 04: Word format - pdf format
  • UK 8 Sept 04: Word format - pdf format
  • Spain 13 Feb 04
  • UK 11 Feb 04
  • UK 12 Dec 03
  • UK 17 Sept 03: Word format - pdf format
  • UK 27 June 03
  • UK 14 March 03: Word format - pdf format
  • UK 4 March 03: Word format - pdf format
  • UK 7 October 02
  • UK 21 August 02: Word format - pdf format
  • UK 29 July 02: Word format - pdf format
  • UK 11 June 02: Word format - pdf format

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    From the press

  • NEW!Intertanko awaits ‘opinion’ from ECJ
  • Industry may triumph in EU pollution row
  • EU forced into rethink of sanctions for polluters
  • Commission tightens its grip
  • Delegates confident of fixing hazardous treaty
  • Pollution law kicked out
  • Governments clash over HNS convention
  • Nations seek agreement over HNS convention
  • Clubs reverse position on terrorist cover
  • Britannia seeks huge rates hike
  • Bid to end confusion on political violence cover
  • At peace with P&I
  • Shipowners hit by heavy P&I premiums hike
  • ICS warns of hazardous gap in global liability
  • LNG worries blow up
  • Terror cover shortfalls worry shipowners
  • Warning over terrorism risk cover shortfall
  • French owners seek curbs over Erika 3 package
  • Blow for European Commission as Erika 3 package is broken up
  • ICS urges veto on parts of Erika 3 package
  • Brussels to shame EU ship safety package critics
  • IMO rejects Brussels' claims
  • IMO and European bodies’ joint actions continue to shape shipping
  • Barrot rebukes states over EU safety package
  • Priority must be given to ratify IMO conventions
  • Campaign to speed up IMOconvention ratification
  • Compensation call over boxship pollution in Europe
  • Lloyd’s revises terrorism clauses
  • An historic day dawns on a dramatic rise in limits of liability
  • HNS Convention gains UK support
  • Maritime Emergencies
  • Closing in on chemical spill compensation
  • Growing momentum for HNS clamp
  • Tangible damage clouds concern over HNS threat
  • MCA pelted in pollution report
  • Casualty payouts give pact new life

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    Organizational matters

  • One address for mailing to all correspondents: erik.rosag@jus.uio.no or fax +47 9476 0573.
  • General guidelines for correspondence groups

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    Other materials

    Uninsured vessels
  • OECD Report on the Removal of Insurance from Substandard Shipping
  • Note on uninsured vessels: Word format - pdf format
  • The Norström Report
  • IOPC documents on pollution from ships without IACS Class/ International Group P&I insurance

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    SDRs

  • SDR valuation
  • What is an SDR?

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    Academic papers

    Further suggestions for entries are most welcome

  • Erik Røsæg: Non-collectable contributions to the separate LNG Account of the HNS Convention (from The Journal of International Maritime Law).
  • Meltem Deniz Güner's research project: The Carriage of dangerous Goods by Sea
  • A Background Document for the Development of a International Convention for Liability and Compensation relating to Non Toxic Pollution from Shipping (NTS Convention) published by KIMO International
  • Derek McKinley: The 1996 International Convention on Liability and Compensation for the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea: Implications for State Parties, the Shipping, Cargo and Insurance Industries.
  • Philip R. Weems and Kevin D. Keenan: Is the LNG Industry Ready for Strict Liability? (from the LNG Journal)
  • Prof. Erik Røsæg on compulsory HNS insurance
  • Prof. Erik Røsæg on compulsory insurance
  • Prof. Erik Røsæg on the influence of insurance practices on legislation

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    IOPC Fund (the HNS Fund administrator)

  • IOPC fund's HNS web page
  • HNS Reporting Software - making the reporting of HNS easy

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    Industry Contacts

  • CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council
  • FECC - The European Association of Chemical Distributors
  • OCIMF - Oil Companies International Marine Forum
  • OGP - International Association of Oil & Gas Producers
  • WLPFGA - World LP Gas Association
  • Cedigaz
  • CLNG - Center for Liquefied Natural Gas
  • Japan LNG Corporation
  • GIIGNL -The International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers

  • ICS - International Chamber of Shipping
  • INTERCARGO - International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners
  • INTERTANKO - The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
  • ITOPF - International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
  • International Parcel Tankers Organization

  • FETSA - Federation of European Tank Storage Associations
  • SIGTTO - Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators Ltd

  • A shipowner developing CNG technology

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    Safety and safety concerns

  • Riley Law on LNG safety
  • DnV on LNG safety
  • Rabaska on LNG safety
  • NOW interview with Stephen Flynn
  • UNECE Dangerous Goods Page

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    Market information

  • British Petroleum Statistical Review of World Energy 2006
  • Natural Gas Trade Movements
  • US Energy Information Administration on LNG
  • LNG importers
  • LNG exporters
  • LNG worldwide trade
  • Poten & Partners
  • WTO trade statistics
  • TradeMap

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    P&I Clubs and other insurance

  • International Group of P&I Clubs
  • Blue Card form
  • Chart of the 2002 P&I pooling agreement
  • P&I cover 2007
  • Rules of Assuranceforeningen Gard
  • Lloyd's of London home page - with explantions
  • Alteranative Risk Transfer
  • Materials on insurance problems in relation to passengers

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    Example information systems

  • US COFRs
  • Equasis
  • Chemical Distribution Institute
  • SIRE
  • Classification society
  • P&I club

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    Issues relation to the European Union

  • EMSA liability web page
  • EU directive on environmental liability
  • EU competence in relation to Member States
  • EU single market - the common good (large file!)
  • EU competition decision on P&I clubs

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    CRTD Convention

  • Text of CRTD Convention
  • Working Group - background
  • Working Group - documents

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    Other conventions, etc

  • Basel Liability Protocol
  • LLMC: LLMC 1976 - LLMC 1996 Protocol - LLMC 1996 consolidated
  • Bunkers Liability Convention
  • CLC/FUND Conventions
  • 2003 amendments to the FUND Convention (third tier)
  • Convention on Civil Liability for Damage
    resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment
  • International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage resulting from the
    Exploration for, or Exploitation of, Submarine Mineral Resources
  • Nuclear liability - IAEA
  • Nuclear liability - NEA
  • International Law Commission's work on
    International Liability for Injurious Consequences
    arising out of Acts not Prohibited by International Law
  • Liability Protocol to the Antarctis Treaty System
  • IMO Guidelines on Shipowners' Responsibilities in Respect of Maritime Claims
  • On the "HNS Protocol" (which is not a Protocol to the HNS Convention)
  • Small Tanker Oil Pollution Indemnification Agreement (STOPIA) and Tanker Oil Pollution Indemnification Agreement (TOPIA)
  • EU directive on environmental liability

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    Accidents

  • Hazardous Material Incidents: Some Key Results of a Risk Analysis (by Arben Mullai and Everth Larsson; from International Symposium on Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Protection September 20-21, 2007, Athens, Greece)
  • Case histories of marine chemical accidents from the Swedish Coast Guard
  • Texas City incident
  • List of HNS incidents
  • Chemical accidents (Cabinet d'Avocats, Jean-François Carlot)

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