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Iceland Ratifies Treaty for Prevention of Air Pollution From Ships
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) today announced that Iceland has become the latest country to ratify the treaty covering the prevention of air pollution from ships, MARPOL Annex VI.
H.E. Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson, Ambassador of Iceland to the UK, deposited the instruments of accession today during a meeting with IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at IMO's headquarters in London.
"The MARPOL Annex VI treaty limits the main air pollutants contained in ships exhaust gas, including sulfur oxides and nitrous oxides, and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances," explains IMO.
"It also includes energy-efficiency measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships."
Iceland's ratification of the treaty brings the total number of contracting States to 89, which represents more than 96 percent of world merchant shipping tonnage.
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