US EditionNations Delay Vote on Shipping Decarbonization Rules After Fierce US Resistance
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Nations delay vote on shipping decarbonization rules after fierce US resistance
This is Part 4 of a short series on efforts to decarbonize the global shipping industry, covering a key meeting from London. Part 1 addressed international policy and politics leading up to this meeting. Part 2 looked at efficiency measures; Part 3, alternative fuels. The shipping sector was widely expected to become the first industry to […]
The postponement of the adoption of the new "zero emissions" framework by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for one year is a turning point in global negotiations on the future of shipping. In this context, the Minister of Shipping and Insular Policy, Vasilis Kikilias, in an official statement, underlines that shipping needs international, fair and realistic rules, accepted by all member states, and not punitive mechanisms that will …
London, 17 Oct 2025 (AFP) – The member countries of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have postponed Friday for a year their decision on the adoption of a global plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships, a victory for the United States, categorically opposed to the project. This postponement, originally proposed by Saudi Arabia, [...]
Too close to call: IMO’s make-or-break vote to define shipping’s decarbonisation path
The global shipping industry will find out today its green future with one of the most contentious Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meetings drawing to a close this evening at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the vote on the Net-Zero Framework (NZF) now deemed too close to call. The US …
IMO meets to decide future of shipping decarbonisation; US vows to defend America from the IMO - Shipping Australia
Today is the last day of a critical three-day meeting at the Albert Embankment in London as the IMO's Maritime Environment Protection Committee meets to decides shipping's decarbonisation. The IMO is considering the adoption of amendments to the air emissions part of the international Marine Pollution treaty with an aim…
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