MEPC: amendments to strengthen existing requirements for new ships to be more energy efficient.
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Full summary of MEPC 74 / download sulphur 2020 guidelines
Full summary of MEPC 74 / download sulphur 2020 guidelines
The full summary of MEPC 74 is here: http://www.imo.org/en/MediaCentre/MeetingSummaries/MEPC/Pages/MEPC-74th-session.aspx.
Sulphur 2020 guidelines now available to download
http://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Environment/PollutionPrevention/Documents/ResolutionMEPC.32074.pdf
| Sulphur 2020 guidelines now available to download: 2019 Guidelines on consistent implementation of 0.50% sulphur limit under MARPOL Annex VI adopted by resolution... |
Environmentalists slam MEP74 lack of decision-making on ship emissions
“Shipping industry associations no longer represent the best interests of shipping companies,” was one damning indictment as environmentalists responded angrily to the outcome of the IMO’s Maritime Environmental Protection Committee meetings last week in London.
The week-long discussions (MEPC 74) were set to consider proposals to cut GHGs produced by shipping, targeting a 50% reduction in maritime emissions by 2050.
However, hopes of a clear path forward on any short-term measures were …
The...
https://theloadstar.com/environmentalists-slam-mep74-lack-of-decision-making-on-ship-emissions/
Carrier relief as MEPC fails to agree plan for mandatory speed limits for shipping
The 74th sitting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) ended on Friday without agreement of any of the proposals put forward to reduce GHGs (greenhouse gas emissions) from shipping.
They included a French and Greek proposal, supported by 120 shipping companies, to impose a mandatory speed limit on shipping.
However, the IMO did agree to keep the proposal on the table as one of three to be debated further at …
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Invest in Change
Carleen Lyden Walker
Invest in Change
“Actions not Words”
Kitack Lim opened the MEPC meeting in London with a call for “actions not words”. This refrain is being echoed throughout the world as society demands the shipping industry work to reduce its contribution to climate change by reducing first its SOx emissions, then its GHG emissions by 2050, with an interim goal set for 2030. But it comes at a cost.
Change needs investment- and right now the shipping “slush fund” is empty. We need to look...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/05/15/invest-in-change/
‘Forcing ships to steam even slower could have ‘unintended consequences’
With the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting in London this week to further debate cutting shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions, Drewry has cautioned on the “unintended consequences” of “super slow-steaming”.
The 74th sitting of the MEPC will consider proposals to cut GHGs in shipping as it heads towards its goal of a 50% reduction in maritime emissions by 2050.
One proposal that has received significant media attention is an open letter, …
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https://theloadstar.com/forcing-ships-to-steam-even-slower-could-have-unintended-consequences/
Shipping And Environment In Spotlight As IMO Committee Meets For MEPC 74
IMO’s key environment protection meeting has opened for its 74th session (13-17 May). The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships is a key agenda item, following up on the initial IMO strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships. A working group is expected to be established, continuing the work of an intersessional meeting which met last week (7-10) May. The fourth IMO GHG study is expected to be initiated, the procedure for assessing the impact on States of new measures will be...
Climate Change Protesters Dance In Front Of IMO HQ
The Siren Troupe, a group of professional dancers and actors took the stage on Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. at the front door of the International Maritime Organization IMO to protest against the devastating destruction of the ecosystems caused by the emissions of the shipping industry. We demand the delegates of the Marine Environment Protection Committee(MEPC) to immediately vote for slowing down the speed of the ships to diminish the catastrophic effects of climate change.
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https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/climate-change-protesters-dance-in-front-of-imo-hq/
Amendments Expected To Be Adopted By Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)
The following amendments are expected to be adopted by MEPC.
Main agenda items
- Adoption of amendments to IMO mandatory instruments
- Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships
- Implementation of the sulphur 2020 limit
- Marine plastic litter action plan
- Ballast water management (BWM) Convention implementation
- Approval of guidance and other matters
- Technical cooperation and capacity building
- Seminar on ship recycling (10 May)
Working groups/drafting groups
The following working/drafting...
IMO guidance on implementation plan for compliance with 0.50% Sulphur limit under Annex VI
APRIL 16, 2019
IMO GUIDANCE ON IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR COMPLIANCE WITH 0.50% SULFUR LIMIT UNDER MARPOL ANNEX VI
Your Managers would like to draw your attention to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidance as set forth in the annex to the attached document MEPC.1/Circ.878, Guidance on the Development of a Ship Implementation Plan for the Consistent Implementation of the 0.50% Sulphur Limit Under MARPOL Annex VI.
While there currently is no mandatory requirement to have an...