Tag: MARPOL Annex VI

Lloyd's Register (LR) has issued guidance to clarify the implementation and reporting requirements associated with upcoming amendments to MARPOL Annex VI Appendix IX, set to take effect on August 1, 2025.

Lloyd's Register (LR) has issued a publication to inform on the new requirements regarding SEEMP Part III Company Audits. 

Issued as MSC-MEPC.2/Circ.18 on 11 July 2024, the IMO has revised the fuel oil sampling guidelines for verifying compliance with MARPOL Annex VI and SOLAS Chapter II-2. 

After the International Maritime Organization (IMO) declared the Mediterranean an Emission Control Area for sulphur, effective from May 2025, a group of NGOs is now pushing to also establish an Emission Control Area for nitrogen oxides (NECA).

The Norwegian Maritime Authority has issued circular in which offers guidelines for developing an environmental instruction for operations in the Norwegian world heritage fjords. 

The Norwegian Maritime Authority has issued circular to provide guidance on the documentation of compliance with the NOx requirements in the world heritage fjords. 

​IMO MEPC 81, that took place March 18-22, agreed on an illustration of a possible draft outline of an “IMO net-zero framework” for cutting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from international shipping. The draft outline illustration lists regulations under the (MARPOL, which will be adopted or amended to allow for a new global fuel standard and a new global pricing mechanism for maritime GHG emissions. 

The ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) Regulatory News report provides background information and guidance for the use of biofuels for Class, EU and IMO requirements.

Lloyd's Register has released an updated version of unified Interpretations to MARPOL Annex VI relating to electronic Bunker Delivery Notes.

Paris MoU issued guidelines to provide guidance to Port State Control Officers (PSCOs) in performing a PSC inspection and ensure compliance with the requirements of MARPOL Annex VI, that entered into force on 19 May 2005 and revised in 2021, with an effective date of 1 November 2022.