A national workshop dealing with the international regulations covering air pollution from ships is taking place in Aqaba, Jordan (9-11 May). The IMO-run event is raising awareness of the regulations under MARPOL Annex VI, which sets limits on SOx and NOx emissions from ship exhausts, prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone-depleting substances and includes mandatory technical and operational energy-efficiency measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships.
The workshop is being organized at the request of the Jordan Maritime Commission, with IMO being represented by Masao Yamasaki and a team of consultants.