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Are plastic pellets HNS?

Posted: 07/04/2025

The IOPC Funds has been receiving a number of questions about incidents involving plastic pellets. These are addressed in the below guidance….

Are plastic pellets HNS?

Posted: 26/03/2025

The IOPC Funds has been receiving a number of questions about incidents involving plastic pellets. These are addressed in the below guidance….

Why France has opted for an online system for the annual reporting of HNS

Posted: 24/06/2020

Question: When implementing the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances…

Definition of ‘Receiver’

Posted: 29/10/2019

We are looking for clarification regarding the definition of receiver in the 2010 HNS Convention for a specific type of situation as…

Interpretation of Article 5 of the HNS Convention

Posted: 14/10/2019

Question: In Korea, there are many ships carrying HNS substances. We expect that the ratification of the HNS Convention will have no…

The WLPGA’s perspective on the HNS Convention

Posted: 01/10/2019

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is one of the substances included in the scope of the HNS Convention. LPG has an almost zero…