REGULATION news
- Draft amendments to the IGC Code – 2028 version
- Draft Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI concerning an Emissions Control Areas for both NOx and SOx in the North-East Atlantic
- Draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI regulation 27 on DCS data access
- Draft amendment to MLC, 2006 Standard A2.5.1 on repatriation (ILO16)
- Draft amendments to MLC, 2006 Standard A2.4 on shore leave (ILO17)
- Draft amendment to the MLC, 2006 on the investigation of marine casualties (ILO20)
- Draft amendment to the MLC, 2006 on onboard complaints procedures (ILO21)
LR outlines changes to mandatory statutory regulations
Lloyd’s Register has published its “Future IMO and ILO Legislation – Spring 2025” report, highlighting upcoming updates to mandatory statutory regulations and instruments with effective dates on or after 1 May 2025.
A comprehensive suite of new International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) regulations come into force over the next few months, reshaping environmental standards, safety protocols, and seafarer welfare.
Several major regulations are set to enter force soon, including the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling (26 June 2025) and updates to MARPOL Annex VI on data collection requirements under IMO DCS (1 August 2025). A significant portion of the upcoming and likely changes are aimed at reducing the environmental impact of shipping and in doing so, maintaining the industry’s high safety standards.
Summary of major developments New approvals or adoptions:
Adopted - Amendment to the IGC Code – paragraph 16.9 – Alternative fuels and technologies – on the possibility to use toxic cargo as fuel if accepted by the Administration
- Amendments to the NOx Technical Code with regard to certification of an engine subject to substantial modification or being certified to a Tier to which the engine was not certified at the time of its installation
- Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI and the NOx Technical Code on the use of multiple engine operational profiles for a marine diesel engine
- Amendments to the IGF Code – 2028
Approved - Draft IMO Net Zero Framework - Draft amendments to SOLAS regulation V/23, draft MSC resolution on Performance standards and consequential draft amendments to the 1994 and 2000 HSC Codes and the 2008 SPS Code, to improve the safety of pilot transfer arrangements
- Draft amendments to SOLAS II-1 in relation to the application of the IGF Code to confirm gaseous fuels are within its scope
- Draft amendments to paragraph 8.3.5 and annex 1 of the 1994 and 2000 HSC Code
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- Draft amendments to the MLC, 2006 on the prevention of shipboard violence and harassment, including sexual harassment, -bullying, and sexual assault (ILO23)
Significant new items being considered or milestones in ongoing developments: - Review of the Ballast Water Management Convention
- Review of the Short-Term Reduction Measure (CII and EEXI)
- Development of a safety regulatory framework to support the reduction of GHG emissions from ships using new technologies and alternative fuels
- The review of the STCW Convention - Development of a goal-based instrument for Maritime
Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS)
- Evaluation of adequacy of fire protection, detection and extinction arrangements in vehicle, special category and ro-ro spaces in order to reduce the fire risk of ships carrying new energy vehicles
The major recent development is the agreement of the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework, expected to be adopted in October 2025 and entering force from March 2027. Ships are expected to start complying from 1 January 2028. This framework mandates ships reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity, targeting a 30% base reduction by 2035 with a secondary higher direct compliance target of 43% and a 65% base
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