News / WSC to lobby next IMO meeting for tougher emissions regulations

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Following calls at COP28 by MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, Maersk and Wallenius Wilhelmsen last week, their membership organisation, the World Shipping Council (WSC), wants the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to enshrine their suggestions for interim measures in international law.

The move demonstrates a seemingly upended recent dynamic, wherein the shipping business petitions its regulatory body and member states for more stringent standards and regulations.

The submission applies to IMO MEPC81, the next meeting of the environmental ...