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IMO-meeting was not a missed opportunity

21 May 2019

What the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and the working group accomplished last week, was to finalise and agree on a set of procedures for assessment of impact on states from the proposed short-term measures. An important stop block has thus been removed which paves the way for advancement of individual proposals. The meeting didn’t postpone anything.

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.

US encourages ballast water best management practices after finding coral disease

10 October 2019

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have developed voluntary best management practices for ballast water discharges for ships in order to mitigate the risk of transferring Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease.

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.

IMO accelerates efficiency goals

21 May 2019

The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) strengthened Energy Efficiency Design Indexes (EEDI) for Phase 3 for certain ship types by increasing the reduction rate and/or bringing forward the start date.

MEPC agrees on scrubber guidance

20 May 2019

The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) agreed on guidance for a malfunctioning scrubber at a meeting in London last week.

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.