The 73rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is taking place in London this week. On the agenda is consideration of setting a cap of ship speeds to significantly reduce their contribution to climate change, support for implementation of the new lower 0.50% limit on Sulphur in […]
Arctic European Report A new report from the European Environment Agency shows how Europe affects the Arctic environment, which is warming at a rate of almost twice the global average, and how changes in the region impact Europe in return. Arctic heavy fuel oil to be discussed at International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting The International […]
Sian Prior sianprior9@hotmail.com ‘I am involved with to ban the use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic. The first blog below from come a research group – the International Council on Clean Transportation. It follows a couple of media pieces (Huffington Post, Guardian) on the cruise of the Crystal Serenity with over 1000 passengers […]