Tag: MEPC 76

The Ballast Water Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (BEMA) highlights the need to address the issue of BWMS operation in ports with challenging waters. On the occasion of MEPC 76 last year, BEMA issued a position paper to discuss related challenges for consideration.

The IMO’s MEPC 76 last summer left the shipping industry divided regarding the level of ambition for reducing shipping’s environmental footprint, but the adoption of EEXI and CII measures was the main tangible outcome for the future of shipping emissions.

2022 is going to be a year of focus on the environment. Following COP26, the message is clear; we need to act now against the climate change and for the maritime industry, IMO has already paved the way with the enforcement of strict environmental rules; nonetheless, maritime safety will always be a key concern for the industry.

INTERCARGO acknowledges the technical and operational measures adopted at MEPC 76, but warns that there can be no compromise when it comes to safety.

If the IMO’s proposed carbon intensity reduction target is applied to the world’s fleet of LNG carriers, the net result for the planet will be negative, as the global savings in the vessels’ CO2 emissions will be dwarfed by the pollution from gas-to-coal switching that the move would cause in Asia, new analysis by Norwegian intelligence firm Rystad Energy finds. 

The International Bunker Industry Association announced that an indicative example of a licence for fuel oil supply has been approved by the 76th session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76).

The short-term measures adopted at IMO MEPC 76 to cut carbon intensity of ships fell short of what was needed to cut the industry's carbon footprint, according to several shipping experts.

The shipping industry has welcomed the increasing momentum for a USD 5 billion R&D Fund for shipping. However, it is urging governments to act in line with their climate commitments.

The IMO MEPC 76 adopted a short-term annual ship CO2 intensity reduction target aimed at meeting the target set in the Initial GHG Strategy – to reduce carbon intensity of all ships by 40% by 2030, compared to 2008. These will be mandatory measures under MARPOL Annex VI.

During the 76th session of the Maritime Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 76), the IMO has banned the use of cybutryne in antifouling systems (AFS) from 1 January 2023.