Proposal for IMO-controlled shipping decarbonisation fund gains traction
Some 47 governments and industry groups are lobbying the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to implement ...
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By Mike Wackett
Shipping association Bimco has submitted a new proposal on regulating ships’ power to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) working group.
The move is a bid to stimulate debate on reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from shipping .
The proposal to improve the operational energy efficiency of vessels will be introduced at the next IMO intersessional meeting on reducing GHG emissions from ships, in London this month.
A French-led delegation to the IMO has this year called for mandatory slow-steaming as the most effective ...
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