HFO ban in the Arctic Waters – 1st July 2024
Steamship Mutual
Published: May 15, 2024
Prohibition on the use and carriage for use as fuel of heavy fuel oil by ships in Arctic waters.
Amendments to MARPOL Annex I prohibiting the use, and carriage for use as fuel, of heavy fuel oil were adopted as per IMO Resolution MEPC. 329(76) on 17 Jun 2021.
The title of MARPOL Annex I, chapter 9 was amended to "Chapter 9 – Special requirements for the use or carriage of oils in polar waters" and new Regulation 43A “Special requirements for the use and carriage of oils as fuel in Arctic waters” was added. This new Regulation 43A, is in addition to the existing Regulation 43 of Chapter 9 “Special requirements for the use or carriage of oils in the Antarctic area”.
Effective 1st July 2024, Regulation 43A details prohibitions on the use and carriage of oils as fuel in Arctic waters. The Arctic waters being the area as defined in Regulation 46.2 of MARPOL Annex I.
Full details of the amendments, including any exceptions, can be found in Resolution MEPC.329(76).
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