Despite the new IMO 2020 clauses developed by Bimco for charterparties, there are still gaps that could potentially lead to problems with port state control (PSC), according to a lawyer specialising in the field.
Nicholas Woo, a partner at UK law firm Birketts, has been advising leading companies around the world about how best to comply with the IMO 2020 regulations — and he has identified a few areas that owners and charterers should be wary of if they want to clear Marpol Annex VI inspections without any problems.
