The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) marks a turbulent 10-year period of action on cutting greenhouse gas emissions from shipping with the latest measures being adopted at IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76).

Decarbonization has become one of the greatest challenges for the shipping industry. The industry players are trying to find solutions to reach decarbonization goals and be a part of the global fight against climate change.

One of the key steps of the journey started on 15 July 2011, when MARPOL Annex VI Parties adopted mandatory energy efficiency regulations for ships – Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships, Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for all ships.

The MEPC developed operational and technical measures and IMO agreed to include a new chapter on “energy efficiency” in MARPOL Annex VI.

Since their adoption, further amendments have been added to strengthen the EEDI requirements, particularly for certain ship types.

 

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Fuel(s) for thought – a decade of IMO mandatory rules