INTERCARGO urges global guidelines as STS expansion gathers pace  インターカーゴ、STS拡大で国際的な指針策定に警鐘

Mr Dimitrios N. Monioudis speaks at International Ship Management Forum 2026

International Ship Management Forum 2026でMonioudis氏が講演

Operational shifts advancing across the dry bulk shipping sector are bringing new challenges into sharper focus. At the International Ship Management Forum 2026, held on 16 April at SGX Centre in Singapore, Mr Dimitrios N. Monioudis, Chairman, Technical Committee of INTERCARGO, delivered a presentation addressing the growing use of ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operations, where cargo is transferred between vessels, and discussions deepened over future safety and operational frameworks.

■The full article covers the following points (approximately 3,000 characters)

→The quiet spread of offshore cargo transfer practices in dry bulk operations

→The mismatch emerging between port infrastructure and the era of larger vessels

→“Invisible risks” embedded in STS operations and inconsistencies at the operational level

→The substance of the first practical, operations-based international guidance presented by INTERCARGO

→Whether regulatory frameworks can keep pace with market-driven developments, and what lies ahead

(The full article is available in both English and Japanese. The Japanese version follows the English text.)

INTERCARGO、STS拡大で国際的な指針策定に警鐘

International Ship Management Forum 2026でMonioudis氏が講演

　ドライバルク輸送の現場で進む運用変化が、新たな課題として浮かび上がっている。シンガポールのSGX Centreで16日に開かれたInternational Ship Management Forum 2026では、INTERCARGOのDimitrios N. Monioudis氏（Chairman, Technical Committee）が講演し、船舶間で貨物を移し替えるSTS（Ship-to-Ship transfer）の拡大が取り上げられ、今後の安全性や運用の在り方について議論が深められた。

■記事本文では以下の内容を読むことができます（記事全文約3000文字）

→ドライバルク輸送の現場で静かに広がる「沖合作業」の実態

→大型船時代に浮上した港湾インフラとのミスマッチとは何か

→STS運用に潜む“見えにくいリスク”と現場のばらつき

→INTERCARGOが初めて示した実務ベースの国際指針の中身

→市場主導で進む変化に制度整備は追いつくのか、その行方

（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください。日本語の記事は英文記事に続いて掲載されています）