The member national shipowners’ associations of ICS have agreed to commence a co-ordinated campaign aimed at EU institutions, including member states, parliament and the European Commission.<\/p>\n
In addition to working closely with the European Community Shipowners’ Associations, ICS says it intends to enlist the support of non-EU governments including the United States, China and other Asian nations. Speaking after the ICS AGM in Tokyo last week, chairman, Esben Poulsson, explained:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is vital that the commission commits to the task of modifying its regime to make it compatible with the global system which is about to be adopted by IMO. Quite frankly, the regional verification mechanism being developed by the EU will not be compatible with the way in which the IMO regime will be enforced by maritime flag states.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s therefore going to be completely unfit for purpose,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n
Mr Poulsson continued: \u201cShipping is a global industry requiring global rules in order to have a truly level playing field. Otherwise we have chaos. ICS members greatly welcome the IMO CO2 reporting regime that was unanimously agreed by all IMO member states in April, as a precursor to further measures that will hopefully deliver a serious contribution from shipping towards reducing the world’s CO2 emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe EU needs to live up to its side of the bargain and align its regime with the IMO system that’s now been agreed by the entire international community,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The EU Regulation on the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of ships’ CO2 emissions was adopted in 2015 and will be fully implemented in three years\u2019 time. However, all ships trading to Europe, including non-EU flag ships, will be legally required to comply with some of its provisions by as early as 2017. Significantly the EU Regulation contains a provision to the effect that the European Commission can propose adjustments to ensure alignment with any similar regime adopted by IMO.<\/p>\n
Mr Poulsson stressed: \u201cThe key thing that really concerns the shipping industry is that if the EU refuses to realign its regime with IMO, as its own regulation permits it to do, this will be perceived by other governments as a sign of bad faith, which could then potentially inhibit the consideration of any additional CO2 reduction measures by IMO.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s worth reiterating, yet again, the industry’s strongly held view that as a global industry we need a global framework. Only IMO is equipped to provide this,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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