IMO agreed to cut total annual emissions of greenhouse gases “by at least 20%, striving for 30% by 2030” and “by at least 70%, striving for 80%, by 2040.” The goals go well beyond a 2008 ...

IMO secretary general Kitack Lim, however, described the adoption of the 2023 IMO greenhouse gas strategy as a “monumental development” for the organisation. He said it opens a new chapter towards ...

Experts on the IMO talks are hopeful that the incoming president will not stop progress in the ongoing negotiations, although ...

According to an IMO study, shipping emissions could grow by 150 to 250% by 2050 if regulation is not in place. The EEDI will force new ships to meet a minimum level of energy efficiency.

In 2025, the urgent reality of regulations will set in for the shipping industry. With the arrival of the new year, we begin ...

being discussed at an International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting now entering a second week, outline four proposals with a combined 47 backers for imposing a fee on each ton of greenhouse ...

The latest round of talks marked the first convention of the IMO since maritime nations agreed on a new greenhouse gas strategy in July last year. The revised policy, backed by 175 countries ...

LONDON-The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), overseer of the highly polluting shipping industry, sealed a landmark deal on Friday to improve its target to cut carbon emissions, but green ...

The IMO is working on new rules in pursuit of its ... Shipping’s global regulator is pushing the industry to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. Getting there will mean ...