Turkmenistan has joined the Bunker Convention of the International Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved Turkmenistan's accession to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Fuel Pollution Damage of 2001 (Bunker Convention, Bunker 2001).
The connection works were carried out in order to comply with international requirements within the framework of ship bunkering services. The Convention will enter into force for Turkmenistan on April 23, 2024, the press service of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan ("Turkmendenizderyaellary") reports.
The Bunker Convention was adopted by IMO on March 23, 2001, and entered into force on November 21, 2008. Its main goal is to adopt a single international standard and procedure for determining liability issues and providing compensation for bunker fuel pollution. The Convention provides sufficient, prompt and effective compensation to persons who have suffered damage as a result of fuel spills.
Currently, more than 100 countries of the world are parties to the convention, including the Caspian littoral States – the Russian Federation, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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