Shipowners meet Russians halfway on NOx rules

A few weeks before Russia's proposal to postpone the NOx regulations will be treated by the MEPC, the Danish Shipowners' Association opens the door for the first time for a potential compromise.
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

A short while before the next meeting of the IMO's environmental committee, the MEPC, the Danish Shipowners' Association opens the door for a possible compromise in relation to the NOx regulations - regulations that Russia are trying to change. This happens after the shipowners have spent more than six months fighting hard for an implementation of the Tier III regulations in 2016, as has been the plan all along until Russia secured support for its proposal to push the rules to 2021.

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