MEPC meets and carbon limits are on the agenda

MARCH 18, 2016 — IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is meeting in London for its 69th session this week and it could see IMO moving towards setting a sector-specific target for

ICS gears up for next MEPC meeting

APRIL 13, 2016 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has made a number of submissions to IMO’s Marine Environment Committee (MEPC) ahead of its next meeting, which will be held in

Scrubbers mean likely changes to bunker delivery notes

OCTOBER 22, 2014 — Here’s another example of how changes to regulations mean changes in the reams of paperwork confronting the marine industry. The text of the supplier’s declaration required on the

MEPC correspondence group will look at fuel quality

OCTOBER 22, 2014 — Intertanko is hailing a decision on fuel oil quality taken at the just ended session of IMO’s MEPC as progress. Regulation 18 of MARPOL Annex VI sets requirements

Ballast water convention inches closer to reality

OCTOBER 14, 2014—The Ballast Water Convention (BWM) 2004 inched closer to entry into force, after Turkey became the latest country to ratify the convention.  With Turkey’s assent combined with Japan’s on October

MAN Diesel & Turbo ready for IMO Tier III

APRIL 22, 2014 — IMO’s MEPC  (Marine Environmental Protection Committee) has adopted amendments to the MARPOL convention that will require ships built from 2016 onwards to meet “Tier III” standards for NOx

ICS sets out its position on CO2 monitoring, reporting

MARCH 21, 2014 — The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) session that starts March 31 will try to make progress on developing a global system of monitoring and reporting of CO2

IMO to trim subcommittees

JULY 2, 2013 — IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC)  and  Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) have agreed to a restructuring of IMO’s Sub-Committees that will see the number of Sub-Committees trimmed from

INTERTANKO applauds MEPC actions on BWM Convention

MAY 21, 2013 — “INTERTANKO applauds the progress made last week by the IMO’s MEPC on the challenges of implementing the Ballast Water Management Convention, specifically related to the implementation schedule, port

MEPC makes progress on BWM systems, and more

MAY 21, 2013 — Shipowners may now have a little more clarity on the issue of when they will need to fit the Ballast Water Management systems called for by a new