Kazakhstan expects vessels entries on Caspian Sea to double by 2025
3 February 2021 13:39
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NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – The Majilis Deputies have passed the bill ratifying the Nairobi Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007, Kazinform correspondent reports.
Adopted under the aegis of the International Maritime Organization includes 53 Member States. The Convention’s aim is to introduce unified rules and procedures for rapid and effective removal of sunken vessels and elimination of consequences of maritime accidents.
The Convention sets out the obligation of the ship owner and the flag State to ensure financial reparation for damages in case a maritime accident occurs.
Speaking at the plenary session of the Majilis, Beibut Atamkulov, Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan, said that greater vessel traffic on the Caspian Sea led to the ratification of the Convention.