PPR

Danish maritime authority supports progress in PPR 6

Danish Maritime Authority discussed about the agreements made on PPR 6 and focused on the progress the IMO members made towards the  Organization’s final preparations for the new global sulphur regulation. More importantly, the Authority highlighted that the participants agreed on a number of measures for consistent implementation and enforcement of the new rules.

Mainly, the new measures have now been forwarded to the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee for completion in May this year.

https://safety4sea.com/danish-maritime-authority-supports-progress-in-ppr-6/

IBIA to participate in IMO’s PPR 6

IBIA announced that it will be present at the 6th session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 6), which will endeavour to complete work on remaining issues relating to consistent implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit set to take effect from 1 January 2020, so that these can be sent to the 74th meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) in mid-May for any final revision and approval.

Mainly, IBIA’s members are interested on the...

https://safety4sea.com/ibia-to-participate-in-imos-ppr-6/

IMO Sec-Gen reiterates need for more women in shipping

Women’s full and meaningful participation in the economy, political decision-making and society is key to addressing maritime challenges, said IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim in his welcoming address to the 6th session of the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR6).

The remarks were made on the occasion of the opening of the event which is underway, from 18 to 22 February, to address key environmental regulatory challenges.

Before turning to the important items on the agenda of...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-sec-gen-reiterates-need-for-more-women-in-shipping/

Clean Arctic Alliance: PPR 6 must focus on Arctic HFO ban

As the meeting of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 6) opens today in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance called on Member States to give emphasis to the target of establishing a ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil by shipping in the Arctic.

Specifically, Dr Sian Prior, Lead Advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance, mentioned that IMO member states must be focused on banning HFO in the Arctic, ‘especially in light of recent revelations from the IPCC on the urgent...

https://safety4sea.com/clean-arctic-alliance-ppr-6-must-focus-on-arctic-hfo-ban/

IMO Sub-Committee to conduct its Pollution Prevention and Response meeting

IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) will conduct a meeting on 18 to 22 February to IMO’s headquarters, London. IMO’s agenda includes MARPOL Annex VI guidelines, safety measures on reducing the risks of use and carriage of heavy fuel oil, as well as measures aiming to decrease the impact on the Arctic of Black Carbon emissions from international shipping.

Specifically, the meeting will firstly finalize draft guidelines on the implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-sub-committee-to-conduct-its-pollution-prevention-and-response-meeting/

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