Lloyds Register recently published a summary report of the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) 12 meeting held from January 27-31, 2025.
Among the many topics addressed at PPR 12, the evaluation of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) focused on harmonizing discharge regulations and developing regulatory measures. While past debates on EGCS as an alternative compliance method under MARPOL Annex VI continue, no new substantive proposals emerged, and PPR invited concrete submissions for PPR 13. A global EGCS ban was deemed beyond the meeting’s scope.
Additionally, PPR addressed the need for standardized emission factors in environmental risk assessments, tasking GESAMP with developing a methodology to establish representative data. Findings are expected at PPR 13 in 2026.
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Source: Lloyd’s Register
