IMO adopts draft resolution for two new Arctic ECAs

At the ongoing MEPC meeting, IMO member states adopted final amendments for regulations designating the Canadian Arctic and the Norwegian Sea as two new Emission Control Areas (ECAs).PHOTO: A ship in the Norwegian Sea. Getty Images

"The Committee [MEPC 82] adopted the draft resolution and amendments to MARPOL Annex VI designating the Canadian Arctic and the Norwegian Sea as Emission Control Areas for Nitrogen Oxides, Sulphur Oxides and Particulate Matter,” the IMO stated. 

The two ECA zones will come into effect on 1 March 2027.

In March this year, the IMO gave its approval to these two new Arctic ECA zones during the MEPC 81.

By Manjula Nair

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