IMO Progresses Work on Ship Emissions, Pollution and Ocean Protection

IMO progresses work on ship emissions, pollution and ocean protection

LONDON: The Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded its 84th session with a commitment to rebuild consensus on global shipping emissions, while sounding the alarm over environmental risks in the Strait of Hormuz and adopting new measures to curb air pollution in the Northeast Atlantic. Closing the meeting, held from 27 April to 1 May 2026 in London, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Domingue…

US removes support for IMO global carbon tax amid coalition push at MEPC 84

The United States has withdrawn its support for the proposed International Maritime Organisation (IMO) global carbon tax framework, as Washington led a coalition effort during the 84th session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 84) to push alternative proposals. According to a statement by the US Department of State on Friday, Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said that the US and its diplomats acted in line with US Pres…

ICS statement on the International Maritime Organization MEPC 84 meeting

Thomas A Kazakos, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), ICS WELCOMES RETURN TO IMO SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION ON MARITIME GREEN HOUSE GAS REDUCTION This week’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 84) saw further deliberation between IMO Member States on the future of the draft “IMO Net-Zero Framework” (NZF) to decarbonise international maritime transport. This fo…