Lloyds Register recently published a summary report of the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) 12 meeting held from January 27-31, 2025. The IMO Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) Sub-Committee is where discussions on prevention of pollution in the marine environment take place prior to agreement by the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).
Significant outcomes from PPR 12:
Below is a brief overview of some of the significant outcomes from PPR 12:
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- PPR concurred with MEPC.2/Circ.30 on Provisional Categorization of Liquid Substances in Accordance with MARPOL Annex II and the IBC Code prepared by the ESPH Technical Group issued in December 2024.
- Agreement to Interim Guidance on the carriage of blends of biofuels and MARPOL Annex I cargoes by conventional bunker ships which are expected to be approved by MEPC 83 in April 2025.
- Development and finalisation of the draft Guidance on the in-water cleaning of ships’ biofouling. These will now be sent to MEPC 83 for anticipated adoption.
- Approval of draft 2025 Guidelines on Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Systems which is expected to be adopted by MEPC 83 in April 2025.
- Development and finalisation of the draft 2025 Action Plan to address marine plastic litter from ships, and a revised grouping and prioritisation of actions, updating annex 1 of MEPC.341(77) Strategy to address marine plastic litter from ships. Both the draft 2025 Action Plan and revised annex 1 of MEPC.341(77) will be sent to MEPC 83 for respective adoption and approval.
- Approval of draft amendments to Appendix 6 of MEPC.379(80) 2023 Guidelines for the development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, reflecting different cybutryne threshold for wet paints versus hull samples.
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Source: Lloyd’s Register
