IMO Slow Steaming Decision

Operators Opt for Slow Steaming Amidst Anger at IMO’s Bureaucratic Dilemma

The IMO has decided on a goal-setting approach by member states to decarbonise shipping, rather than progress the proposals put forward by some members for a mandatory speed reduction on vessels and this has angered shipping associations across the globe, says an article published in Loadstar.

Bureaucracy Shows Lack of Urgency

The strategy, decided last week in London, not to opt for speed restrictions has angered the members of the Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC) who blasted the IMO for its “burea...

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Mounting Pressure on IMO for Slow Steaming Decision At MEPC

In a major development, countries have agreed on energy efficiency targets at the IMO meeting this week although big decisions on how to curb shipping emissions are once again deferred, reports the Business Green.

Climate Change Protests Ushering Up Problems?

A previous report by Alibra Shipping showed how emissions from shipping have come under fire once again thanks to the recent climate change protests in London and Sweden that have put further pressure on governments to take swift and...

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