{"id":18014,"date":"2025-05-06T03:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T02:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=18014"},"modified":"2025-05-06T03:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T02:41:24","slug":"new-sulphur-emission-limits-enter-into-effect-in-the-mediterranean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/new-sulphur-emission-limits-enter-into-effect-in-the-mediterranean\/","title":{"rendered":"New sulphur emission limits enter into effect in the Mediterranean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/New-sulphur-emission-limits-enter-into-effect-in-the-Mediterranean_medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18015\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/New-sulphur-emission-limits-enter-into-effect-in-the-Mediterranean_medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/New-sulphur-emission-limits-enter-into-effect-in-the-Mediterranean_medium.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/New-sulphur-emission-limits-enter-into-effect-in-the-Mediterranean_medium-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/New-sulphur-emission-limits-enter-into-effect-in-the-Mediterranean_medium-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/New-sulphur-emission-limits-enter-into-effect-in-the-Mediterranean_medium-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The Mediterranean Sea officially became an Emission Control Area (Med SOx ECA) under MARPOL Annex VI on 1 May 2025. The sulphur content in fuel oil for ships operating in the area is now limited to 0.1%,\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">significantly reducing air pollution and delivering major benefits to both human health and the marine environment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Ships operating in Emission Control Areas for Sulphur Oxides and Particulate Matter, such as the Mediterranean Sea, are now subject to strict mandatory measures to prevent, reduce, and control air pollution. This new ECA must comply with stricter sulphur content limits than those set by the global standard (0.10% mass by mass (m\/m), compared with 0.50% m\/m allowed outside SOx ECAs).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Decreasing SOx emissions from shipping improves human health by lowering rates of lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, strokes, and childhood asthma. The environment also benefits significantly, as reduced acidification helps protect crops, forests, and aquatic species. Finally, this measure is expected to reduce haze caused by ships, increasing visibility and decreasing the risk of maritime accidents.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The Mediterranean Sea is home to some of the busiest maritime routes in the world, supporting 20% of seaborne trade. It is estimated that more than 17% of worldwide cruises and 24% of the world fleet navigate the Mediterranean Sea.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The Med SOx ECA is the fifth designated Emission Control Area under MARPOL Annex VI, alongside the Baltic Sea area; the North Sea area; the North American area (covering designated coastal areas off the United States and Canada); and the United States Caribbean Sea ECA (around Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands). In 2024, IMO designated two further ECAs: the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcdn.imo.org\/localresources\/en\/OurWork\/Environment\/Documents\/MEPC.392%2882%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Canadian Arctic and the Norwegian Sea<\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">. In April 2025, MEPC 83 approved\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">a proposal to designate the North-East Atlantic as an Emission Control Area.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">On 1 January 2020,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/MediaCentre\/HotTopics\/Pages\/Sulphur-2020.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">new limits on sulphur content in fuel oil<\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0led to a 70% reduction in total sulphur oxide emissions from shipping by setting a maximum sulphur content of 0.5% outside the emission control areas.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source : IMO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mediterranean Sea officially became an Emission Control Area 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