Single-hull tankers phase-out implementation at MEPC 50

摘要

The 50th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 50) was held at IMO's London headquarters during the first week of December 2003. This session was specially convened for the purpose of considering further the revised amendments to Annex I of MARPOL 73/78 (the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto). In particular, it considered the demand for an accelerated phase-out schedule for single-hull tankers (existing Regulation 13G), a ban on the carriage of heavy grades of oil by single-hull tankers (new Regulation 13H), and an extended application of the Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS) following MEPC 49 held in July last year. The European Union (EU) has already put these regulations in place, effectively banning single-skin tankers from European ports with effect from October 21 2003.