The International Maritime Organization and Saudi Arabia signed 3 agreements to reduce ship-based emissions

London, October 4 - Neftegaz.RU. IMO has signed 3 partnership agreements with Saudi Arabia to support the preparation of a new global project that targets ship-based emissions.

The partnership will include projects that will tackle biofouling and marine plastic litter and the designing of long-term program to help cut ship emissions.
The agreements will see $509,000 going to the 3 environmental initiatives.

The 1^st deal will allocate funding of approximately $400,000 for a 12-month preparatory phase of a new long-term IMO Coordinated Actions to Reduce Emissions from Shipping initiative.
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said:

• Lowering emissions, reducing marine litter and tackling invasive aquatic species are vital to preserving our oceans
• I am very pleased that these agreements will go towards IMO projects to help reduce the impact of shipping on our oceans
• They demonstrate our continued commitment to protecting our environment

The 2^nd partnership agreement earmarks funding of $54,500 for IMO’s ongoing GloFouling initiative, a GEF-UNDP-IMO GloFouling Project to bolster actions to implement the IMO guidelines for controlling and managing biofouling by ships.

Saleh bin Nasser al-Jasser, Minister of Transport & Logistic Services of Saudi Arabia, said:

• We know that it is technological innovation and the development of alternative future fuels that will be key to progress
• But it’s equally important that we ensure that innovations in these areas are inclusive and coordinated as well
• No one can do this alone and no one should be left behind
• We need both the North and the South to get connected in this innovation ecosystem and we need all stakeholders to be around the innovation table including stakeholders across the value chain

According to the 3^rd agreement, the IMO-Norway-Food and Agriculture Organization GloLitter Project will get co-financing of $54,5000.
The project aims to tackle marine plastic litter.