IMO POLLUTION RULES
May 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLSHIPOWNERS and their insurers must ensure from today (Thur - 19 May) that their vessels abide by new international rules controlling harmful maritime pollution.The International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) 'regulations for the prevention of air pollution from ships' are came into force at Midnight. They limit sulphur oxide (SOx) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) within ship exhausts and ban deliberately emitting certain ozone layer-depleting substances, including halons and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The regulations limit sulphur content in fuel oil to ...
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