Marpol amendments

IMO Adopts Further Measures To Reduce Shipping Emissions

New mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of international shipping have been adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), reads IMO press release.

This sets up shipping on a course to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets established in the 2018 Initial IMO Strategy for Reducing GHG Emissions from Ships.

GHG emission control in ships

IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76), meeting in a remote session from 10 to 17 June 2021, adopted amendments to the...

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The Top priorities of the 2020 Regulatory Agenda Updates

2020 has been the year that all the maritime industry anticipated with mixed feelings due to the implementation of sulphur cap. Although all lights were shed on COVID-19 , once again the regulatory agenda was busy within 2020 in order the maritime industry to stay on the pulse and remain sustainable reports Safety4Sea.

Namely, the latest regulatory impacting the industry within the year include the following updates:

Key decisions of IMO’s virtual Committees

During November, the first virtual...

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IMO Approves MARPOL Amendments To Reduce Vessel Emissions

  • The IMO approved draft amendments to MARPOL on short-term measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commercial shipping.
  • The drafted amendments to the MARPOL convention would require ships to combine a technical and an operational approach to reduce their carbon intensity.
  • It builds upon current mandatory energy efficiency requirements to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.
  • The draft amendments will now be put forward for formal adoption at MEPC 76 session, to...

https://mfame.guru/imo-approves-marpol-amendments-to-reduce-vessel-emissions/

IMO’s New GHG Measures Missing Key Elements

According to a BIMCO report, the recent IMO GHG emission reduction measures announced in last week’s meeting still have certain key elements missing. 

What is it?

The Intersessional Working Group on reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) from shipping had its first online meeting this week to advance the work on short term measures in support of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) initial strategy on reduction of GHG from ships.

A proposal had been made to the meeting by a large group of...

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