by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 13, 2022 | Emissions, Maritime regulations, News
Governments at the meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 78) last week have rejected plans for an R&D Fund that could speed up decarbonisation in the shipping industry. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) calls it a wasted...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 30, 2021 | Emissions, Maritime research, News, Shipping
The International Chamber of Shipping, World Shipping Council and Maersk CEO Søren Skou look back on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 77 with disappointment. No agreement was reached on reducing shipping...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 11, 2021 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Maritime regulations, Maritime research, News, Shipping
The International Maritime Organization is due to review a proposal to form a USD 5 billion R&D fund at its next Marine Environment Protection Committee to be held right after COP26. In a meeting with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the International Chamber of...