IMO agrees on a revised action plan to tackle marine plastic litter

The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response have agreed on the draft 2025 Action Plan to Address Marine Plastic Litter from Ships, with a view to its approval by the Marine Environment Protection Committee at its upcoming session from 7-11 April 2025 (MEPC 83). 

This milestone was achieved along with other key outcomes at the 12th session of the Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response, which was held at IMO Headquarters in London from 27 to 31 January 2025. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Anita Mäkinen of Finland.     

The following are the  summary of the meeting and action plans :

1.     Revised Action plan to address marine plastic litter from ships agreed

2.     Carriage of plastic pellets by sea

3.     Reporting lost or discharged fishing gear

4.     Guidance on in-water cleaning of ships' biofouling agreed

5.     2023 Guidelines for the development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials – amendments approved

6.     Black Carbon emissions in the Arctic

7.     Development of regulatory measures and instruments concerning the discharge of discharge water from Exhaust Cleaning Gas Systems (EGCS)

8.     Emission factors for use in the environmental risk assessment of the discharge water from EGCS

9.     Guidelines on Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems approved

10.  Interim guidance on the carriage of blends of biofuels and MARPOL Annex I cargoes by conventional bunker ships agreed

11.  Revision of MARPOL Annex IV to improve the lifetime performance of sewage treatment plants  

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