01NOV2018 - NEWS - International Maritime Organization adopts action plan to reduce marine plastic litter from ships

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has recently adopted an action plan which aims to enhance existing regulations and introduce new supporting measures to reduce marine plastic litter from ships. The action plan stipulates actions to be completed by 2025, which relate to all ships, including fishing vessels. The concrete measures and details will be further considered by MEPC 74. The reduction measures being targeted on behalf of the shipping industry’s include a review of the application of placards, garbage management plans and garbage record-keeping in MARPOL Annex V.

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