MEPC 75

IMO Reached A Compromise on GHG Measures, Says IBIA

The 75th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee was heavily dominated by discussion about the adequacy of steps to deliver greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction policies. The outcomes were a compromise, which inevitably means that few were completely satisfied, says the IBIA guide on IMO’s GHG measures

Compromise & Review

A package of measures (see point 2 below) that was up for approval at MEPC 75 had already been discussed at length in October during an intersessional GHG...

https://mfame.guru/imo-reached-a-compromise-on-ghg-measures-says-ibia/

IMO MEPC 75 -76 Meeting To Discuss GHG, Maritime R&D Proposals

More than seven months late and a whole meeting cycle out of phase, Monday will finally see MEPC 75 start its week-long session, writes Paul Hinton for the Ship Insight and here’s what to look forward to. 

A Delayed Meeting

It was originally scheduled for end-March/early April so, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a lot of ground to make up.

And even after this week’s gathering, IMO’s environmental programme will still be months behind: MEPC 76 should have taken place last month but in the...

https://mfame.guru/imo-mepc-75-76-meeting-to-discuss-ghg-maritime-rd-proposals/

IMO Member States Urged To ‘Take Aim’ at Shipping Decarbonization

  • World Shipping Council urges IMO member states to not lose focus of the ultimate goal of decarbonizing shipping.
  • Radical GHG reductions will only come from identifying, developing, and deploying new fuels for shipping.
  • IMO Member States have the opportunity to take concrete action for climate, by supporting and fast-tracking the establishment of the International Maritime R&D Board.

Amid the criticism of the results of the IMO intercessional GHG working group, the World Shipping Council urges...

https://mfame.guru/imo-member-states-urged-to-take-aim-at-shipping-decarbonization/

Paper submitted to IMO stresses key advantages of wind propulsion

Comoros flag has submitted a wind propulsion information paper to IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75), stressing that wind propulsion, as one of the leading decarbonization technologies at the moment, is receiving very limited consideration in the critical debate of the future of shipping.

When deployed on suitable ships, wind reduces overall demand for alternative, costly, zero-emission fuels and can be used in hybrid combination with new zero-emission fuels to reduce...

https://safety4sea.com/paper-submitted-to-imo-stresses-key-advantages-of-wind-propulsion/

ECSA: “IMO Intersessional Working Group meeting was good and fruitful preparatory work”

Martin Dorsman

ECSA: “IMO Intersessional Working Group meeting was good and fruitful preparatory work”

To rectify statements put forward by organisations such as the Clean Shipping Coalition, ECSA stresses the IMO’s Intersessional Working Group meeting that took place this week in London was good and fruitful preparatory work.

“We strongly believe that efficient decision-making is vital when it comes to something as important as the global fight against climate change,” said Martin Dorsman, ECSA’s...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/15/ecsa-imo-intersessional-working-group-meeting-was-good-and-fruitful-preparatory-work/