A regional workshop aimed at boosting ratification and implementation of MARPOL Annex VI requirements relating to air pollution from ships and energy efficiency is being held in Sri Lanka (16-18 June). Participants are receiving practical information on the implementation and enforcement of Annex VI, including rights and obligations of Parties, as well as address further capacity building needs of the Member States, including Small Island Developing States (SIDS), in South Asia and the Indian Ocean. IMO’s Theofanis Karayannis is coordinating the workshop, which is being funded by the Government of Canada. Participants are attending from Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Iran, Maldives, Mauritius, Pakistan, Seychelles and Sri Lanka.