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News ID: 69909 |
Publish Date: 15:05 - 06 November 2016

IMO agrees 0.5% sulphur cap to come into force from 2020

The IMO tweeted that the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 70) had agreed the 0.5% cap on sulphur emissions from ships would come into force in 2020, rather than the potential later date of 2025. IMO said it would provide more details later.

src="/files/fa/news/es/Thumbnails/9007806d-c2e5-4d98-9168-c171fa9b650a_260_199.bmp' class='img_convert' title='IMO agrees 0.5% sulphur cap to come into force from 2020 ' alt='IMO agrees 0.5% sulphur cap to come into force from 2020 '>According to MANA, The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) said it welcome the decision that IMO member states had taken a clear decision that would dramatically reduce sulphur emissions from shipping worldwide.
NGO Transport & Enivronment applauded the decision. Bill Hemmings, shipping director at Transport & Environment, said: “This is a landmark decision and we are very pleased that the world has bitten the bullet and is now tackling poisonous sulphuric fuel in 2020."
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