Use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters could be banned from July 2024 under draft amendments approved by the International Maritime Organization’s pollution subcommittee, reports the Lloyd’s List writer Declan Bush
However, Arctic coastal state-flagged vessels get a waiver until 2029
No Immediate Ban?
NGOs had sought an immediate ban to protect the environment, but Russia opposed it on economic grounds
RUSSIA has won a nine-year waiver from a proposed ban on heavy fuel oil in the...
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