Delegates Adopt HNS Reporting Cargo Guidelines
Delegates from 29 States worldwide agreed on a set of guidelines for reporting contributing cargo under the 2010 HNS Convention, reflecting the international community's collective effort to push towards the Convention's entry into force.
This website has been established by the Secretariat of the
International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds
to facilitate the implementation of the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, 1996 as revised by the Protocol of 2010 to the Convention (2010 HNS Convention).
The 2010 HNS Convention establishes a comprehensive regime covering pollution damage from hazardous and noxious substances carried by ships, as well as the risks of fire and explosion, including loss of life, personal injury, and loss of or damage to property.
HNS Finder allows you to search the list of all HNS as defined by the 2010 HNS Protocol. It provides information on HNS classification criteria and whether or not a substance qualifies as contributing cargo.
As of today, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway and Turkey signed the 2010 HNS Protocol, subject to ratification.
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The 2010 HNS Convention establishes a comprehensive regime covering pollution damage from hazardous and noxious substances carried by ships, as well as the risks of fire and explosion, including loss of life, personal injury, and loss of or damage to property.
A special HNS training course took place in Malta in December 2012, bringing together 22 officials from 10 non-European States in the Mediterranean region.
Further Information on the 2010 HNS Convention