Tag: ECAs

Ionian Management (IONIAN M) was sentenced on November 1, in the District of the Virgin Islands before U.S. District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis in St. Croix, after pleading guilty to a violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. IONIAN M was sentenced to pay a fine of $250,000 and placed on probation for one year.

NABU welcomed MEPC 78's decision to pursue the proposal for an emission control area for Sulphur oxides in the Mediterranean (MedSECA) and to adopt it during MEPC 79 in December 2022.

On the occasion of the upcoming MEPC 78, environmental organisations from the region NABU issued a press statement to advocate for a Mediterranean Emission Control Area, highlighting that no further discussion is needed towards the issue.

From Cap Gris-Nez on the Pas-de-Calais coast in the north of France, EMSA remotely piloted aircraft (RPAS) are being used to measure sulphur and nitrogen emissions from ships operating in the Emission Control Area (ECA) of the North Sea and English Channel.

A proposal to designate the Mediterranean Sea as an emission control area (ECA) for sulphur oxides was submitted to the IMO by all Mediterranean countries and the EU.

Shipowners must shape their business strategies to reflect tightening environmental controls, writes Stamatis Fradelos, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, ABS

As of 1st January 2022, all vessels navigating in Korean ports shall not consume fuel oil with a Sulphur content exceeding 0.5%.

NGO urges Malta to support the designation of an Emission Control Area (ECA) for low sulphur emissions.

The MedECA NGO network - a group of NGOs from France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Malta, Portugal and Germany - urges for the declaration of the Mediterranean Sea as an Emission Control Area for sulphur and nitrogen oxide emissions (SECA and NECA).

During the “Mediterranean Emission Control Area” webinar held by Nabu, MEPs and activists from local groups across Europe, focused on how to fight air pollution and tackle shipping’s climate impact around the Mediterranean Sea.