Currently, having different verification measures for MARPOL delivered samples versus in-use, on board samples might cause unintended confusion and conflict, said IBIA.
The drafted amendments to the MARPOL convention would require ships to combine a technical and an operational approach to reduce their carbon intensity, it said.
An IMO committee has approved a proposal allowing the shipping sector’s 1 billion tonnes of annual GHG to rise for the rest of this decade, said...
This could represent a significant step in promoting and facilitating more research and development on clean bunker fuels and zero-carbon technologies, says IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim.
Representatives of INTERTANKO, Helmsman and Rajah & Tann gather to discuss IMO 2020, legal frameworks for the purchase and supply of alternative marine fuels, and the...
Report calls to attention to five key actions first movers can take to make tangible progress towards zero-emission pilots over the next three to four years.
Reforms to reduce sulphur emissions from ships, amongst other developments, will be drafted in a legislative proposal to be submitted to the Finnish parliament.
Representatives of Oldendorff, Stena Bulk, Fratelli Cosulich, and TOTAL Marine Fuels Global Solutions discuss IMO 2020, activities in the last 12 months, and future bunker industry...
The report also sets the scene for governments to back an industry proposal to form a global $5billion R&D fund to de-risk future investment, said ICS.
It has been 23 years since Kyoto Protocol assigned responsibility for climate-changing emissions from ships to IMO, yet progress has been painfully slow.
