IMO Adopts Ship Emissions Limits For Shipping in Waters Off U.S. Coast

摘要

A committee of the International Maritime Organization March 26 formally adopted emissions limits for ships operating in U.S. coastal waters, the Environmental Protection Agency said.rnThe Marine Environment Protection Committee, meeting in London, gave final approval to Emissions Control Areas proposed by the United States and Canada for waters within 200 miles of the nations' coasts.rnOceangoing ships operating in the Emissions Control Areas will be required to reduce particulate matter emissions by 85 percent by 2015. New ships will be required to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 80 percent by 2016.