{
  "id": 19796069,
  "title": "IACS Publishes New Recommendation on Gas Dispersion Analysis (Rec.202)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/iacs-publishes-new-recommendation-on-gas-dispersion-analysis-rec-202",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-13T11:00:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iacs-publishes-new-recommendation-on-gas-dispersion-analysis-rec-202/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has released a new Recommendation (Rec.202) focused on gas dispersion analysis, aimed at enhancing the safe decarbonisation of the maritime industry. This guidance document is a significant contribution from the IACS Safe Decarbonisation Panel, which has drawn from years of technical work and collaboration with various stakeholders, including fuel manufacturers, technology providers, shipowners, shipbuilders, marine insurers, and flag States.\n\nRec.202 offers a critical technical framework supporting the safe utilization of alternative fuels such as ammonia and hydrogen, crucial for the maritime industry's transition towards cleaner energy sources. Given that the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-Flash-point Fuels (IGF Code) does not currently include specific prescriptive requirements for alternative low or carbon-free fuel options like Ammonia and Hydrogen, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed interim guidelines. These include provisions for risk assessment and gas dispersion analysis.\n\nIACS’s Rec.202 complements these regulatory frameworks by offering detailed technical guidance for industry, IMO, and other stakeholders. The recommendation highlights several key benefits, underscoring how collaborative efforts between flag States, industry bodies, and other entities can effectively advance the industry's decarbonisation objectives and contribute to other initiatives at IMO and beyond.\n\nUpon the publication of Rec.202, Robert Ashdown, IACS Secretary General, emphasized the collaborative nature of this initiative. He noted that the Safe Decarbonisation Panel's establishment in 2022 aimed to foster joint working with flag States, industry bodies, and others to deliver safe and responsible pathways for shipping's decarbonisation. Rec.202 represents the first output from this collaborative effort, showcasing the positive outcomes that arise from such cooperative initiatives.",
  "summary": "IACS, the membership organisation for the world’s leading classification societies, has published a new Recommendation on gas dispersion analysis, marking a further significant contribution in its support of the safe decarbonisation of the maritime industry. The new guidance provides information on the best practices and requirements for carrying out gas dispersion analysis for Ships using ...",
  "key_points": [
    "IACS releases Recommendation (Rec.202) on gas dispersion analysis.",
    "Rec.202 supports safe use of alternative fuels like ammonia and hydrogen.",
    "Recommendation complements IMO's interim guidelines for low or carbon-free fuels."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Providing technical frameworks for ammonia and hydrogen utilization bridges existing regulatory gaps and establishes a standardized safety pathway for the maritime industry's transition toward carbon-free alternative fuels.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}