Sub-committee on PPR tasked to investigate washwater discharge from open-looped scrubbers, informs BIMCO.
‘IMO should be especially commended for giving precedence to safety and environmental protection,’ it states.
‘IBIA is pleased that these guidelines are now ready, giving more clarity to all stakeholders,’ says Unni Einemo.
No reason why IMO should not quickly agree on low hanging fruit such as speed optimisation measures.
‘IMO became a parody of itself with those that never wanted shipping climate action in the first place,’ says spokesman.
Clean Arctic Alliance expresses ‘frustration’ of failure to address risk of pollution to Arctic shipping.
Key points include developments on EEDI, BWM Convention, SOx and fuel, and GHG emission reductions.
Provides section detailing IMO 2020 and its related developments such as bunker sampling and failure of scrubbers.
Maritime scrubber residues classified as Toxic Industrial Waste under national health regulations.
Company is set to open a fuel testing lab at the republic by the third quarter of Q3 2019, says President.
