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Speed limits for box ships the best way to hit emissions target, IMO told

Mandatory speed limits could be shipping lines’ best hope of achieving the IMO’s 2030 emissions reduction targets.
Shipping officer for lobby group Transport & Environment Faig Abbasov told The Loadstar slow-steaming could “single-handedly” achieve the target.
“We’re proposing mandatory limits, …




IMO looks set to introduce ban on ships carrying high-sulphur fuel

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will today decide whether to ban the carriage of high-sulphur fuels, The Loadstar has learned.
Amendments to Marpol Annex VI were approved in April, during the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 72), and would prohibit …