U.S.-Backed Plan for Phased Start of Ship-Fuel Rules Fails
- Agency decides not to advance ‘experience-building phase’
- Proposal ‘was vague and lacked specificity’: analyst
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The International Maritime Organization rejected a proposal -- supported by both the U.S. and shipping groups -- for a phased start to rules that will limit the sulfur content of ship fuels starting in 2020.
The agency’s Marine Environment Protection Committee, meeting in London, rebuffed the proposal for a so-called experience-building phase, noting that it was vague and needed further defining.