IMO the "Only Body" Capable of Delivering Meaningful GHG Reductions for Shipping Industry: ICS Chairman

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday September 26, 2017

Esben Poulsson, Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), today said the International Maritime Organization (IMO) "the only body" that can deliver greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures that will have a "meaningful impact" on the shipping industry's emissions.

"It is vital that IMO remains in control of this critical issue, building on the real progress already made with its package of technical regulations that became legally binding across the entire world fleet in 2013, the very first global agreement of its kind adopted for a major industrial sector," said Poulsson.

Poulsson's comments come ahead of IMO World Maritime Day, which - as Ship & Bunker has reported - will feature the theme "Connecting Ships, Ports and People."

"The world has great expectations for IMO delivering an ambitious greenhouse gas reduction strategy for the international shipping sector," said Poulsson.

"We are confident that this initial IMO strategy, once adopted next year, will match the goals and philosophy of the Paris Agreement on climate change, while also fully recognising that the sustainable development of the world and its peoples is critically dependent on the continuing smooth flow of global trade, about 90 per cent of which is transported by sea."

As Ship & Bunker has reported, ICS, along with BIMCO, INTERCARGO, and INTERTANKO, has recently put forth a joint proposal to IMO concerning the possible contents of its GHG reduction strategy.

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