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BIMCO very satisfied with carriage ban and fuel quality reporting compromise

26 October 2018

BIMCO was very satisfied with several developments at the meeting of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee at the International Maritime Organization 22-26 October.

Shipping industry united in seeking further progress on CO2 at critical IMO meeting

19 October 2016

In advance of next week’s critical meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 70) at the IMO in London, the global shipping industry has called on IMO Member States to give serious consideration to a joint industry submission regarding the need for further progress on addressing the sector’s CO2 emissions.

BIMCO's top priorities for IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee

15 April 2016

BIMCO has today shared the two critical issues at the top of its own priority list ahead of the IMO’s MEPC meeting next week.

Ballast Water Management - Beyond US Coast Guard Type Approval

15 February 2017

Rear Adm. Paul Thomas, Assistant Commandant for prevention policy, recently wrote the following article for the North American Marine Environmental Protection Association (NAMEPA) focused on ballast water management beyond US type-approvals.

China plans further tightening of shipping emissions

04 July 2018

The Chinese government is planning to expand the country’s Emission Control Areas (ECA) in a bid to cut emissions from the shipping industry further and enhance environmental protection.

Landmark IMO MEPC meeting delivers on all major agenda items

27 October 2016

The 70th session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is approaching closure and the following gives a brief outline of the meeting.

BIMCO urges IMO for caution to low sulphur cap deadline

21 October 2016

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Committee on the Marine Environment Protection (MEPC 70) will meet next week where the global sulphur cap fuel availability issue will be discussed.

US - VGP 2013 Annual reporting requirements

05 February 2016

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Vessel General Permit(VGP) - Annual reporting due 28 February 2016

Help BIMCO and EPA catch bad bunker suppliers

11 October 2018

Based on a request from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), BIMCO is doing a so-called “Bad Bunker Survey”. We ask members for their experiences and data with bad bunkers in order to collect data for EPA to potentially be used as evidence in cases against bad bunker suppliers.

New emissions-strategy adopted at IMO

13 April 2018

BIMCO is very satisfied with the Green House Gas (GHG) strategy adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at the Marine Environment Protection Committee on April 13. The strategy outlines a target to reduce GHG emissions by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008 while pursuing efforts towards phasing them out.