Following the agreement that delays the adoption of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Net-Zero Framework by one year, agreed last Friday in the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which took place in London, sources from the Directorate General of Merchant Marine (DGMM) have indicated that Spain, together with the European Union and other member states, attended the extraordinary session of the MEPC with the firm will to adopt the amendments, but also being aware of the strong position of another group of Member States in favor of postponing the decision. Now, in the words of Víctor Jiménez, President of the IMO Council, “the amendments are still on the table. We have avoided rejection, which would have meant going back to the starting point of the entire process.
The same sources add that “we are going to continue working”. In fact, they refer to the fact that yesterday, Monday, a set of guidelines that are basic for implementing the measures, once they enter into force, were debated. “We are aware that it is not going to be easy at all, but we have to use the available time intelligently, intensify the dialogue between the parties and try to move the amendments forward,” they state.
