IMO progresses work on ship emissions, pollution and ocean protection
Marine Environment Protection Committee “back on track” towards consensus on global shipping emissions
The 84th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee was held at IMO headquarters in London from 27 April to 1 May 2026, chaired by Dr. Harry Conway of Liberia.
The Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded its 84th session with a commitment to rebuild consensus on global shipping emissions, while sounding the alarm over environmental risks in the Strait of Hormuz and adopting new measures to curb air pollution in the Northeast Atlantic.
Closing the meeting, held from 27 April to 1 May 2026 in London, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said: “We are back on track, but we have to rebuild trust. I encourage you to maintain this momentum through your intersessional work and to prepare submissions that can bring the membership together.”
The Committee will resume its Second Extraordinary Session on
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