The International Maritime Organization is much like the large commercial ships it regulates in one respect: while slow to get moving in the first place, it can be difficult to stop once its inertia has been overcome.
This is the problem the US delegation at the UN body may face at a key meeting being held October 22-26, if it seeks to put obstacles in the way of tighter marine fuel sulfur emission limits.
The IMO’s global sulfur cap is due to drop from 3.5% to 0.5% at the start of 2020, with...
http://blogs.platts.com/2018/10/19/trump-administration-may-struggle-to-obstruct-imo-2020/