IMO adopts important steps towards decarbonisation
13 April 2018MEPC held this week, adopted a new initial IMO strategy of GHG emissions of ships, which will pave the way for decarburization.
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MEPC held this week, adopted a new initial IMO strategy of GHG emissions of ships, which will pave the way for decarburization.
Copenhagen, Brussels, London and Washington; November 20, 2020 – The UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) has given initial consideration to an innovative proposal from the global shipping industry to collectively provide USD 5 billion to accelerate R&D to support its decarbonisation.
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.
A new submission to the I nternational M aritime O rganization (IMO) address ing outstanding concerns related to intellectual property rights (IPR) , strengthened R&D collaboration between developed and developing countries, and geographic representation in the Board of Directors governing the proposed decarbonisation fund has been submitted .
MF Shipping's CEO and President of the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners sees continued collaborations within and outside shipping, and tackling broader diversity issues will help shipping weather the combined challenges of Ukraine and decarbonisation
BIMCO's Grant Hunter, Director of Standards, Innovation & Research, will be speaking at this event about "Changing the Mindset - concepts for a new shipping business model – a holistic approach to the supply chain “pipeline” embracing digitalisation, decarbonisation, contractualisation and collaboration – the 4th Way."
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.
On Tuesday 7 March, BIMCO hosted an opening reception, gathering industry relations, peers, and policy makers to celebrate the opening of our Brussels office. BIMCO’s presence in Brussels is inevitable at a time when the shipping industry works towards decarbonisation and EU regulations have significant impacts on the entire maritime industry and the environment.
BIMCO's Deputy Secretary General, Lars Robert Pedersen, will be a speaker at the conference.
Slower global growth and faster decarbonisation – since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the global economy has suffered from increasing food and commodity prices leading to inflation, and increased interest rates.