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PPR 11 makes progress on significant environmental issues

26 February 2024

The 11th session of the IMO Sub-committee on Pollution Prevention & Response (PPR 11) from 19 to 23 February 2024 made progress on developing guidelines on in-water cleaning, reducing the risk of plastic pellet losses from freight containers and discharge water from exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) into the aquatic environment. BIMCO submissions played a significant part in the future actions to be undertaken by the sub-committee.

77th meeting of IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee

02 December 2021

Following COP 26, it was no surprise that most of the time spent on the deliberations at the 77th meeting of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 77) focused on GHG reductions from international shipping. Nevertheless, the committee still managed to make progress on ballast water management, marine plastic litter from shipping, black carbon in the Arctic and exhaust gas cleaning systems.