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MEPC 81 - developments of significance

25 March 2024

The 81st meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) made some progress on issues of significant importance to BIMCO members – including on mid-term measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the legal uncertainty regarding ship recycling and underwater radiated noise. Additionally, the Committee adopted a number of amendments to Conventions, approved a number of circulars and made significant progress on ballast water management issues.

BIMCO agrees that climate ambitions will not be achieved by Europe acting alone

13 December 2019

BIMCO welcomes the recognition of the European Commission (EC) that climate change is a global issue that requires mobilisation of partners internationally.

Faroe Islands, Torshavn - Environmental Regulations

27 February 2018

Tripartite Forum: Shipping Industry prepares for major changes

22 October 2018

The shipping industry is on the verge of major changes requiring strong collaboration between ship builders, ship owners and classification societies, agreed the 70 plus participants of the 2018 Tripartite Forum held in Seoul, South Korea on 11 and 12 October.

Canada, British Columbia, Nanaimo BC - Environmental Regulations

27 February 2018

Update on work to develop ETS Allowances Clause for SHIPMAN

03 July 2023

The subcommittee tasked with the revision of BIMCO’s suite of third party management contracts continues its work to develop a standard Emission Trading Scheme Allowances (ETSA) Clause for use with the popular ship management agreement SHIPMAN. The aim is to present a draft standalone clause for possible adoption by BIMCO’s Documentary Committee when it meets next in Copenhagen on 11 October.

Industry backs United Nations $5 billion "moon-shot" programme to decarbonise shipping

10 March 2021

Responding to the UN Secretary-General’s call for “urgency and ambition” on climate change, the entire global shipping industry is giving “full and unequivocal” backing to a moon-shot proposal submitted by governments, to catalyse the complete decarbonisation of maritime transport by deployment at scale of zero-carbon ships within a decade.

Indonesia, Kuala Tanjung - Radio

27 February 2018

IMO adopts important steps towards decarbonisation

13 April 2018

MEPC held this week, adopted a new initial IMO strategy of GHG emissions of ships, which will pave the way for decarburization.

Shipping bodies call on world leaders to bring forward discussions on global market-based measures

21 April 2021

Ahead of President Biden’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate, the world’s major shipping organisations have called on world leaders to urgently examine the role of market-based measures (MBMs) to ensure ambitious decarbonisation targets are met across the entire global shipping industry.