In Switzerland, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to adjourn the extraordinary session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which was convened last week to consider the adoption of draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, including the IMO Net-Zero Framework. The extraordinary session will be reconvened in 12 months’ time. In the interim, […]
In Norway, classification society DNV released its Maritime Forecast to 2050, introducing a greenhouse gas fuel intensity metric that underpins the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework and sets the foundation for new compliance modeling. The report defines how fuels will be evaluated by lifecycle emissions, with credit trading supported through reduction and sustainability units. DNV […]
In London, on September 3, Reuters reported that the United States has warned multiple countries they could face tariffs, visa restrictions, or port levies if they vote in favor of the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework during an upcoming session in October. The framework, drafted in April by 63 IMO member states, would impose carbon-based […]
In the UK, the 83rd session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) was held from April 7-11, 2025 when The “Interim Guidance on the Carriage of Blends of Biofuels and MARPOL Annex I Cargoes by Conventional Bunker Ships” was approved, which allows transportation of blends of not more than […]
In Belgium, nearly a third of global shipping could run on biofuels in 2030, new Transport & Energy analysis shows, up from less than 1% today. Under the current draft of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) green fuels law, this could actually exacerbate climate change and put pressure on global food supplies. The study by […]
In the UK, at the International Maritime Organization Pollution Prevention and Response meeting in London next week, the Clean Arctic Alliance will be calling on IMO member states to regulate black carbon emissions from ships, mandate cleaner fuels in the Arctic, and ban scrubber discharge in protected waters. “We call on IMO Member States to […]
In Egypt, on January 22, 2025, Admiral Ossama Rabiee, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, met with IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez in Ismailia, Egypt, to discuss the gradual return of major shipping lines as security stabilizes in the Red Sea. The meeting coincided with the opening of the IMO’s regional office in Egypt and ongoing […]
