<p data-path-to-node="2" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-294" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="2,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">LONDON / SINGAPORE</b> — Addressing one of the most pressing operational and loss-prevention challenges facing modern maritime logistics, the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has formally issued a comprehensive statutory circular enacting updated safety, inspection, and stowage guidelines for alternative-fuel and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) transported aboard Pure Car Carriers (PCC), Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC), and roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) passenger and cargo vessels</span><span data-path-to-node="2,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="2,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="3" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-295" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="3,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Ratified following technical deliberations with the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE) and the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), the operational guidelines formulate immediate functional standards under Chapter II-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the Fire Safety Systems (FSS) Code</span><span data-path-to-node="3,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="3,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. The coordinated global intervention aims to close regulatory gaps exposed by high-profile deep-sea vehicle carrier fires, establishing harmonized international safety requirements to contain the chemical dynamics of lithium-ion thermal runaway without causing systemic cargo handling delays at major automotive export-import hubs</span><span data-path-to-node="3,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="3,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b><!----></b></sources-carousel-inline></p><h6 data-path-to-node="4" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Tackling the Chemical Mechanics of Enclosed Vehicle Hold Fires</b></h6><p data-path-to-node="5" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-296" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="5,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The transport of electric passenger cars, commercial delivery vans, and heavy-duty trucks poses distinct physical hazards that traditional shipboard fire protection systems—originally designed around standard internal combustion engine (ICE) petroleum fuels—cannot effectively control</span><span data-path-to-node="5,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="5,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="6" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="6,0,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-297" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="6,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="6,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Thermal Runaway Propagation:</b> When damaged, defective, or overheated lithium-ion cells fail, they enter an exothermic cascade that generates internal oxygen and intense heat exceeding 1,000°C</span><span data-path-to-node="6,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Conventional total-flooding carbon dioxide (CO₂) systems and standard high-expansion foam suffocate open hydrocarbon fires by starving them of atmospheric oxygen, but they cannot arrest the self-oxidizing internal chemical reaction within a sealed battery casing</span><span data-path-to-node="6,0,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,0,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="6,1,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-298" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="6,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="6,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Volatile Off-Gassing and Vapor Cloud Deflagration:</b> Failing traction batteries emit substantial volumes of flammable and toxic gases, including hydrogen (H₂), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH₄), and hydrogen fluoride (HF)</span><span data-path-to-node="6,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. In the tightly packed, low-ceiling vehicle decks characteristic of PCTCs, trapped combustible gases create severe risks of flash fires and explosive vapor deflagrations if not vented rapidly</span><span data-path-to-node="6,1,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,1,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="6,2,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-299" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="6,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="6,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Re-Ignition and Structural Heat Transfer:</b> Extinguished battery modules can retain latent thermal instability for hours or days, posing persistent re-ignition risks while conducting heat through steel deck platings into vehicles parked on adjacent or lower decks</span><span data-path-to-node="6,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-300" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="7,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The new IMO circular resolves these vulnerabilities by transitioning vehicle carrier safety architecture from passive holding systems to active, real-time thermal monitoring, localized boundary suppression, and pre-loading cargo validation</span><span data-path-to-node="7,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b><!----></b></sources-carousel-inline></p><h6 data-path-to-node="8" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Key Technical and Operational Mandates under the Revised SOLAS Framework</b></h6><p data-path-to-node="9" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-301" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="9,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The statutory circular codifies strict engineering and operational standards that vessel operators, classification societies, and marine terminal operators must enforce</span><span data-path-to-node="9,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="9,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="10" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,0,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-302" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="10,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Mandatory State of Charge (SoC) Ceiling:</b> Vehicles tendered for maritime carriage must present a certified battery State of Charge not exceeding 30% of their rated gross capacity</span><span data-path-to-node="10,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Mathematical testing and casualty data confirm that cells below this energy threshold have significantly lower stored electrochemical potential, reducing the velocity of cell-to-cell thermal propagation and preventing catastrophic fire spread</span><span data-path-to-node="10,0,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,0,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,1,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-303" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="10,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Continuous Multi-Spectrum Thermal and Gas Detection:</b> Enclosed vehicle decks and special category spaces must be retrofitted with individually identifiable detection grids integrating linear heat detectors, multi-spectrum optical flame scanners, and early-warning hydrogen gas sniffers</span><span data-path-to-node="10,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. These systems alert bridge navigation watches to localized temperature spikes and early off-gassing long before visible smoke accumulates in high-airflow decks</span><span data-path-to-node="10,1,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,1,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,2,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-304" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="10,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">High-Pressure Deluge and Boundary Cooling:</b> The guidelines establish revised flow-rate specifications for fixed water-based deluge systems and high-pressure water-mist lances</span><span data-path-to-node="10,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. PCTC decks must maintain dedicated mobile penetrator nozzles and structural cooling manifolds capable of continuously drenching vehicle chassis underbodies to absorb heat and prevent battery casing breach</span><span data-path-to-node="10,2,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,2,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,3,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-305" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="10,3,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Vehicle Deck Segregation and Clearances:</b> Ro-Ro operators must enforce dedicated stowage lanes for BEVs, maintaining wider horizontal access corridors to allow shipboard emergency teams to position fire blankets and mobile water monitors</span><span data-path-to-node="10,3,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,3,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Loading damaged, salvaged, or chemically compromised battery vehicles onto enclosed decks is strictly prohibited unless housed in certified, nitrogen-inerted sealed salvage containers</span><span data-path-to-node="10,3,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,3,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><h6 data-path-to-node="11" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Quayside Screening Gantries and Terminal Harmonization</b></h6><p data-path-to-node="12" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-306" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="12,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">To prevent high-risk vehicles from passing up shipboard ramps, the IMO guidelines standardize pre-boarding screening protocols at automotive terminal gates</span><span data-path-to-node="12,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="12,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="13" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="13,0,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-307" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="13,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="13,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Infrared Thermography Screening:</b> Major vehicle handling ports—including Bremerhaven, Zeebrugge, Singapore, Shanghai, and Yokohama—must integrate automated quayside infrared (IR) scanning gantries into loading lanes</span><span data-path-to-node="13,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="13,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Every vehicle rolling toward the shipboard ramp is checked for undercarriage heat anomalies; any vehicle exhibiting localized battery temperatures higher than 8°C above ambient baseline is immediately diverted</span><span data-path-to-node="13,0,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="13,0,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="13,1,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="13,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Digital Battery Passports:</b> Terminal Operating Systems (TOS) are mandated to reconcile vehicle identification numbers (VINs) against automated original equipment manufacturer (OEM) digital databases to verify battery health records, recall clearances, and verified SoC telemetry prior to vessel stowage approval.</p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="13,2,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-308" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="13,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="13,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Rapid Quayside Isolation:</b> Flagged vehicles are routed to water-isolated quayside quarantine buffers equipped with specialized immersion tanks and thermal fire curtains, preventing defective batteries from entering the vessel's cargo holds</span><span data-path-to-node="13,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="13,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><h6 data-path-to-node="14" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b>Commercial Impact Across Global Automotive Supply Chains</b></h6><p data-path-to-node="15" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-309" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="15,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Maritime insurance syndicates, Protection and Indemnity (P&amp;I) Clubs, and vessel operating consortiums—including Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Höegh Autoliners, and NYK Line—have welcomed the updated guidelines</span><span data-path-to-node="15,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="15,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <!----><source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c2938135998="" _nghost-ng-c1373279273="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="16" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="16,0,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-310" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="16,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="16,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Lowering Hull and Cargo Insurance Volatility:</b> Over the past four years, massive shipboard fires involving vehicle carriers triggered billions of dollars in hull losses and general average claims, threatening steep premium spikes and restrictive underwriting deductibles</span><span data-path-to-node="16,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="16,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. Standardizing technical fire-protection standards restores actuarial stability to the maritime car-carrying trade</span><span data-path-to-node="16,0,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="16,0,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="16,1,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-311" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="16,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="16,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Eliminating Inconsistent Local Port Rules:</b> Prior to this IMO circular, shipping lines faced a disjointed patchwork of contradictory regional port decrees, varying from total local bans on EV carriage to arbitrary quayside dwell requirements</span><span data-path-to-node="16,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="16,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">. The universal IMO baseline levels the international operating field, ensuring predictable vessel stowage across all major commercial lanes</span><span data-path-to-node="16,1,0,3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="16,1,0,4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="16,2,0" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-312" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="16,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="16,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Supporting Global Clean Energy Logistics:</b> By creating a secure, standardized logistics pathway for electric passenger cars and commercial utility vehicles, the IMO guidelines provide the structural reliability needed to support global vehicle electrification targets without compromising seafarer safety or maritime asset integrity</span><span data-path-to-node="16,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="16,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2938135998="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="17" id="p-rc_4261e458888c4b04-313" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="17,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The IMO Secretariat confirmed that the interim guidelines take effect immediately across all member-state administrations, with formal technical amendments to SOLAS Chapter II-2 and the FSS Code scheduled for mandatory enforcement review during upcoming committee meetings</span><span data-path-to-node="17,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c4118577221="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c4118577221="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="17,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span></p>