MAN Diesel & Turbo disappointed by new NOx deadline
It's a shame that the NOx emission requirements for shipping look set to be postponed from 2016 to 2021, says MAN Diesel & Turbo, which was ready to supply the relevant technology for reducing emissions.
BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT
The NOx requirements for ships' emissions were debated heavily at the IMO's meeting of the environmental committee MEPC last week. The meeting resulted in a decision to postpone the requirements from 2016 to 2021. The decision will be finalized if 2/3 of the countries vote in favor of the proposal at the next meeting of the MEPC, in March 2014. The decision will impact engine suppliers such as MAN Diesel & Turbo, where CEO in Denmark, Thomas S. Knudsen, is disappointed by the changes.
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