Tag: IMO

As compliance will benefit to a large extent from co-operation between shipowners and charterers, BIMCO has developed a new clause to address the changes.

Paul Sadler, former representative of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), and prior to that representative of the Government of the United Kingdom to IMO, has received the International Maritime Prize for 2020.

IBIA, after participating in all the IMO meetings where policy and regulatory tools to cut GHG emissions from shipping have been discussed, said that in order to achieve this goal, the right regulatory tools are needed.

A project to support the Philippines to enhance the safety and energy efficiency of its domestic ferry operations has kicked off with a virtual meeting.

A series of three workshops took place to help prepare countries in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean to respond to pollution incidents.

IMO recognized the need to strengthen the ambition of the initial IMO GHG Strategy during its revision process, as it agreed to initiate the revision of its GHG strategy.

The Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed the adoption of an IMO resolution to cut the climate impacts of black carbon emissions by shipping on the Arctic.

Commenting on MEPC 77, the Clean Shipping Coalition noted that the outcome of the climate talks "is yet another blow to any efforts to start reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping."

After the conclusion of the IMO's MEPC 77, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) expressed its disappointment "that the words and commitments made by governments at COP26 have not yet been translated into action."

During the 77th Marine Protection Committee (MEPC77) session, IMO failed to revise its emissions reduction strategy for 2050, as further revision of the target will not take place until 2023.