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EC backs IMO as lead body to handle shipping emissions
The new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Lim Kitack, met with the European transport commissioner, Violeta Bulc, yesterday.
Bulc said the European Commission will support the concept of an international regulatory framework for shipping that is both developed and governed by the IMO.
Moreover, the EC and the IMO will work together this year toward the adoption of a mandatory collection and reporting system for global ship emissions.