Also, guidelines for the development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials required under the 2010 International
Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS Convention) – which, however, is not yet in force – were adopted, and further progress was made with respect to technical matters related to ballast water management, ship recycling, and measures helping to prevent and combat
pollution of the sea from oil and other harmful substances.