The Worldwide Chamber of Transport (ICS) has issued an announcement following the conclusion of the IMO Marine Setting Safety Committee (MEPC81) Assembly final week.
“We welcome the progress made throughout these intensive negotiations to realize internet zero emissions from transport, and the assist obtained from round 60 Member States for a flat charge contribution system per tonne of GHG. The aim of the proposed system, put ahead by the ICS, is to scale back the fee hole and incentivise the accelerated uptake of inexperienced marine fuels, in addition to offering billions of {dollars} to assist the maritime GHG discount efforts of growing nations.
“We’ve got gained a greater understanding of the considerations of these governments who nonetheless have questions on our proposed feebate mechanism. ICS will search to deal with these considerations with all governments earlier than the following spherical of IMO negotiations in September, to assist be sure that the required regulatory framework might be adopted subsequent yr, for world implementation by 2027.”
The ICS is delighted to see the next optimistic outcomes from the assembly that it contributed to:
- Adoption of the Interim steering on the applying of the Ballast Water Administration Conference to ships working in difficult water high quality situations.
- Approval of the rules for the sampling of gas oil for willpower of compliance with MARPOL.
- Institution of the correspondence group on onboard carbon seize and storage.
- Adoption of draft amendments to the 2021 Tips on the overridable shaft/engine energy limitation methods.
- Settlement to progress discussions with the Basel Conference Secretariat to determine the Hong Kong conference because the pre-eminent worldwide conference on ship recycling.
As a co-sponsor, ICS was upset to see that the proposed decision clarifying the present standing of the Carbon Depth Indicator (CII) score system didn’t obtain enough assist from Member states. “Nonetheless, we had been heartened to see large acknowledgement of the necessity to deal with the irregularities which have emerged. This heightened consciousness is a optimistic consequence for the continuing CII assessment as it’s important we now have a workable system to make sure the business reduces emissions. ICS trusts that every one delegations can work in direction of an improved CII system that incentivises right behaviours and absolutely aligns with the targets of the 2023 IMO GHG Technique.”
