Plans for three new ECAs announced during MEPC 80
The IMO will soon receive formal applications for three new Emission Control Areas (ECAs) which coul… Read more…
IBIA achieved NGO consultative status with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2005. This gives IBIA the right to attend IMO meetings to represent our industry’s interests and provide relevant expertise to IMO’s work and deliberations.
We continuously scrutinise IMO proceedings on all matters affecting our members to ensure that the interests of the bunker industry are heard. IBIA is active at the IMO through written submissions, interventions from the floor and participation in working groups during IMO meetings. We also take part in IMO Correspondence Groups to progress work on agenda items between meetings.
IBIA keeps an eye on a broad range of IMO issues and attends several meetings every year. The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) and the Maritime Safety Committee are the main meetings that deal with subjects of relevance to the bunkering industry. We also attend a number of IMO sub-committee meetings, in particular PPR (Pollution Prevention and Response), to monitor and provide input to developments of relevance to IBIA members.
The IMO will soon receive formal applications for three new Emission Control Areas (ECAs) which coul… Read more…
There was standing ovation celebrating a historic moment at the IMO today as the Marine Environment … Read more…
IBIA brought the perspectives of alternative fuel producers to the IMO during the Intersessional Wor… Read more…
In December 2018, at its 100th session, the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 100) agreed to ad… Read more…
IBIA and ISO made a a real impact at the IMO’s recent Maritime Safety Committee meeting, MSC 107 (… Read more…
The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has approved draft MSC-MEPC guidelines for drawing a statutory s… Read more…
IBIA’s proposal for a unified interpretation (UI) of new regulatory text about documentation of fl… Read more…
What fuels and technologies do we have that can assist shipping in reducing GHG emissions? How safe … Read more…
The IMO has taken another step forward in building a regulatory framework for alternative fuels. The… Read more…
The first half of 2023 has been dominated by IMO-related work in preparation for key meetings dealin… Read more…