IMO is the acronym for the International Maritime Organisation but
what is it and what does it do?
As a specialized agency for 170
governments of the world through the
United Nations (UN) the IMO was a
recent presenter at the PARIS 2015 UN
Climate Change Conference. Their
presentation showed how international
shipping plays an essential role in the
facilitation of world trade as the most
cost-effective and energy-efficient mode
of mass cargo transport.
governments of the world through the
United Nations (UN) the IMO was a
recent presenter at the PARIS 2015 UN
Climate Change Conference. Their
presentation showed how international
shipping plays an essential role in the
facilitation of world trade as the most
cost-effective and energy-efficient mode
of mass cargo transport.
The IMO provides the apparatus for intergovernmental cooperation
in the area of
regulation of ships designed for international trade transport. It is responsible for the
global regulation of all aspects of international shipping. More fully it has a key role in
ensuring that the environment is not polluted by ships’ operations, that lives at sea are
not put at risk including maritime security issues.
regulation of ships designed for international trade transport. It is responsible for the
global regulation of all aspects of international shipping. More fully it has a key role in
ensuring that the environment is not polluted by ships’ operations, that lives at sea are
not put at risk including maritime security issues.
IMO’s mission statement: Safe, secure and
efficient shipping on clean oceans
With more than 90% of international trade by sea, shipping is
crucial part of the development
of a sustainable global economy and there are environmental considerations with increasing
mass cargo movements around the world.
of a sustainable global economy and there are environmental considerations with increasing
mass cargo movements around the world.
Mandatory energy efficient requirements for reducing greenhouse
gases from international
shipping have been in place for three years. IMO reports that the data collected over this period
clearly identifies the improvements made, significant in many cases, in the energy efficiency of
ships being designed and delivered.
shipping have been in place for three years. IMO reports that the data collected over this period
clearly identifies the improvements made, significant in many cases, in the energy efficiency of
ships being designed and delivered.
The energy efficiency regulations (Annex VI of the International
Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) came into force on 1 January 2013 and apply to all ships 400 gross
tonnes and above.
Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) came into force on 1 January 2013 and apply to all ships 400 gross
tonnes and above.
- Energy Efficiency Design Index
(EEDI) for new ships is a non-prescriptive, performance-
based mechanism that leaves the choice of technologies to use in a specific ship
design as long as the required energy-efficiency level is attained
- Ship Energy Efficiency
Management Plan (SEEMP) allows ship designers and builders of
400 gross tonnage and above free to use the most cost-efficient solutions for a ship to
comply with the regulations.
The complexity of optimizing the energy efficiency of existing
ships requires that any future
action to be taken can only be achieved following the analysis of robust data.
action to be taken can only be achieved following the analysis of robust data.
1 January 2016 IMO Member State Audit Scheme became mandatory.
An important aspect of IMO’s work is ensuring Member states compliance with the various
treaties covering safety, training, prevention of pollution, load lines, tonnage measurement
and collision prevention that they have ratified. To achieve this, the previously voluntary
Member State Audit Scheme, is now mandatory.
Up to 25 Member State audits per year are expected to be undertaken and will measure the
degree of implementation of all existing treaties as well as new amendments and good practices.
treaties covering safety, training, prevention of pollution, load lines, tonnage measurement
and collision prevention that they have ratified. To achieve this, the previously voluntary
Member State Audit Scheme, is now mandatory.
Up to 25 Member State audits per year are expected to be undertaken and will measure the
degree of implementation of all existing treaties as well as new amendments and good practices.
The IMO, as the global regulator of international shipping,
continues its endeavours to reduce
environmental impacts from international maritime transport, a vital industry to world trade and
sustainable development.
environmental impacts from international maritime transport, a vital industry to world trade and
sustainable development.
www.ausmepa.org.au
To be very clear...Ships emit Greenhouse gases (GHG) therefore the more efficiently they can use their fuel the less Greenhouse gases are produced.
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