The Methanol Institute: Summary of the outcomes of MEPC 81

The 81st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), alongside the preceding Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG GHG 16) meeting, marked a decisive step in the evolution of maritime policy. This included achieving a general consensus on a target-based standard for fuels, underscoring the global commitment to ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction

Alfa Laval sustainable solutions support IMO’s netzero ambitions

There is an increasing focus within Alfa Laval to support customers towards the energy transition to meet the IMO’s recommendations for reducing GHG & CO2 by 2030 and to achieve net zero target by 2050. By innovations supporting alternative fuels like biofuels, methanol & ammonia and new technologies like air lubrication, wind propulsion & carbon

IMO adopts 2024 LCA guidelines at MEPC 81

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted life cycle assessment (LCA) guidelines of marine fuels at the 81st meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). Delegates at MEPC 81 approved base LCA guidelines to cover all fuels and other energy carriers to be used on board vessels. The LCA guidelines cover carbon dioxide (CO2), methane

IMO progresses toward ship emissions reduction measures

IMO is advancing discussions on legally-binding ‘mid-term’ measures to help the maritime industry achieve net zero shipping, as set out in the 2023 IMO Strategy on the Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. The measures are scheduled for adoption in late 2025. The topic is part of a packed agenda for IMO’s Maritime Environment Protection

IMO fuel standard tied to emissions checkpoints

As the spring 2025 deadline for turning IMO’s revised GHG strategy into regulation approaches, progress was made last week at meeting 16 of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG GHG 16). The main step forward at the meeting was an agreement that the GHG Fuel Standard –a regulation limiting

NYK and Hitachi Zosen unveil plans for ammonia-fuelled ship

A paradigm shift is exemplified in the collaborative efforts of Hitachi Zosen and NYK through their joint proposal, aligning with the goals set forth by the IMO and contributing to the Global Industry (GI) Fund Projects. The joint proposal spearheaded by Hitachi Zosen and NYK centers around the development of a catalytic removal system, referred

IMO’s sub-committee on PPR 11 agrees on key environmental issues

IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 11) made progress on key environmental issues to be submitted to the Marine Environment Protection Committee for approval this March (MEPC 81) and October (MEPC 82). The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed new guidance on several key environmental issues. Last week at IMO Headquarters in London,

Two shipping liner bosses discuss potential for nuclear

At a press conference hosted by the World Shipping Council, a liner lobby group, Jeremy Nixon and Rolf Habben Jensen, the CEOs of Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Hapag-Lloyd, respectively, discussed a range of environmental issues while also unveiling a new green fuel pricing mechanism proposal that has been submitted to the International Maritime Organization

WSC proposes greenhouse gas pricing mechanism

As the IMO prepares for negotiations on regulations to support net-zero by 2050 at MEPC 81 in March, the World Shipping Council (WSC) has proposed a greenhouse gas pricing mechanism it calls the Green Balance Mechanism. The aim is to provide a new approach to greenhouse gas pricing which makes it possible to close the

Liners urge IMO to address price gap for green fuel transition

The proposal, submitted to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) ahead of next month’s gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), addresses the industry’s challenge to bridge the price gap between the cleanest fuels and fossil fuels.