The seventy-fifth session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) was held from 16 to 20 November 2020 as a web conference due to the pandemic of COVID-19.
A summary of the discussions and the decisions taken at MEPC 75 is provided as below for your information.

1. Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emission reduction measures
Measures to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping have been deliberated at IMO and the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) and the Data Collection System for fuel oil consumption of ships (DCS) have been introduced so far. Further, at MEPC 72 held in 2018, the Initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships, which includes the emission reduction targets and candidate measures to reduce GHG emissions, was adopted.

(1) Review of the status of technological developments for EEDI
Regulation 21.6 of MARPOL Annex VI sets out that a review of the status of technological developments which may contribute to the improvement of EEDI should be conducted. It also requires to amend the subsequent requirements related to time periods and reduction rates, if proven necessary.

(i) Strengthening EEDI phase 3 requirements
Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI to strengthen the EEDI phase 3 requirements were adopted as follows: (Refer to Res. MEPC.324(75) as attachment 1)
- For general cargo ships, LNG carriers and cruise passenger ships, the effective date is moved forward from 2025 to 2022 with the reduction rate of 30%;
- For containerships, the effective date is moved forward from 2025 to 2022 and the reduction rate is strengthened based on the ship sizes as follows; and

(To be continued)