MARPOL Annex VI regulations

Who is the 100th State Party To MARPOL Annex VI Regulations?

  • Argentina has become the 100th Contracting State to the mandatory International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations on cutting air pollution from shipping.
  • The regulations in Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) address air pollution from ships.
  • It also include energy efficiency and fuel quality requirements designed to reduce harmful emissions from shipping.

A recent news article published in the IMO states that Argentina becomes...

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IMO To ‘Hone in On’ Fuel Compliance & Sampling Regulations

  • IMO to discuss MARPOL Annex VI changes on how PSC can draw fuel oil samples on board at the MEPC 75 meeting.
  • Authorities including Port State Control are given explicit authority to draw oil samples from the ship’s fuel oil tanks, based on the new regulations.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will be discussing changes to the MARPOL Annex VI regulations at the 75 session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) on 16 to 20 November 2020, reports BIMCO.

The...

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NZ Pulls Off Measures To Reduce Ship Emissions

New Zealand revealed plans to sign up to new international maritime regulations to reduce ship emissions and lift air quality around ports and harbors, reports Stuff.

Mediating environmental impacts

Subject to completion of the Parliamentary treaty examination process, New Zealand will become party to Annex VI of MARPOL, an International Maritime Organization (IMO) convention for the prevention of pollution from ships.

“Joining this convention will improve the health and environmental impact of...

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