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The Hong Kong Convention will finally enter into force in 2025, but what does that mean in practice? How will ship recycling practices be impacted, and what will a key recycling nation like Pakistan do? Gard’s Special Adviser Kim Jefferies spoke with Herman Steen, Partner at Wikborg Rein, to get some answers.

China Ministry of Transport (MOT) issued a document of the domestic emission control area regulation from 1 January 2019 in the waters as shown below.

Since IMO announced the implementation of the SOx emission regulation from January 1, 2020, shipowners have been moving from wait-and-see to take consideration of EGCS. Desulphurization equipment, Green fuel and Electric boat are chose as the solutions on shipping market.

What is the new rule?The IMO, which is approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), will ban the use of ships with sulfur content above 0.5% fuel in 2020, compared with 3.5% at present. At that time, any non - Compliance ship will face a fine and may find that its insurance will be suspended and may be declared "unseaworthy" to prevent them from sailing.

LR has launched an online calculator to help the shipowner assess the cost of payment to meet the International Maritime Organization's 2020 global sulfur emission restrictions.

Further to Class News 30/2016. The BWM Convention will enter into force on 8 September 2017. All applicable ships* over 400gt are required to have Certification, confirming compliance with, as a minimum, the D-1 (i.e. ballast water exchange) requirements of the BWM Convention