An air pollution emission control zone Canada and the United States advocated surrounding their coastlines has recently been adopted by the International Maritime Organization.
The much-anticipated Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting last week achieved less progress in greenhouse gas emissions regulations than European countries had hoped.
The Hong Kong Marine Department is strengthening its safety regulations after receiving criticism from its accident-investigation committee for registering a substandard ship.
IMO secretary general Efthimios Mitropoulos has asked for a meeting with the EU's climate action commissioner, Connie Hedegaard, prior the organizations' scheduled meeting on shipping emissions reduction March 22nd.
In an update to a story I wrote last month, Brussels has placed its faith in the IMO's ability to monitor greenhouse gas emissions prior to their March 22 meeting with the organization.
