IMO adopts polar environmental revisions

The complete Polar Code is expected to enter into force on 1 January 2017. Photo: Mark Garten

Vessels trading in the Polar Regions now have new safety and environmental regulations to comply with following the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee’s (MEPC) adoption of the Polar Code and associated MARPOL amendments.

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