IMO Net Zero Framework

gCaptain’s full coverage of the International Maritime Organization’s Net Zero Framework for shipping.


Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California, U.S., October 1, 2021
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A New Front in Shipping’s Climate Battle: The Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Laura DiBella recently participated in the U.S. delegation to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 84th

May 6, 2026
Total Views: 501

Friday, May 1, 2026
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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IMO Climate Talks Stay Alive as Carbon Plan Survives U.S. Pushback at MEPC 84

The International Maritime Organization has kept its landmark shipping climate framework alive following a week of high-stakes negotiations in

May 1, 2026
Total Views: 957

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Opening of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 84th Session, April 27, 2026
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IMO Carbon Plan for Shipping Faces Growing Revolt as U.S. Courts ‘Silent Majority’

The U.S. is intensifying its push against the International Maritime Organization’s proposed global carbon pricing regime, with Federal Maritime

April 30, 2026
Total Views: 1393

Monday, April 27, 2026
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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FMC Chair Joins U.S. Opposition to IMO Carbon Plan With Warning

The chair of the Federal Maritime Commission has joined the U.S. delegation to high-stakes climate talks at the UN’s International Maritime

April 27, 2026
Total Views: 1472

Friday, April 24, 2026
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez during closing remarks of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 2nd extraordinary session, October 17, 2025.
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IMO’s MEPC 84 Opens as Key Test for Delayed Shipping Climate Pact

The International Maritime Organization convenes its 84th Marine Environment Protection Committee session in London next week under the shadow of last

April 24, 2026
Total Views: 443

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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EU Revives Fight for Global Shipping Carbon Price, Setting Up IMO Clash With U.S.

European Union countries agreed on Friday to keep pushing for a global price on shipping's CO2 emissions in U.N. talks next week, setting up another potential

April 24, 2026
Total Views: 523

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez during closing remarks of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 2nd extraordinary session, October 17, 2025.
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Shipping Industry Closes Ranks Behind IMO Ahead of High-Stakes Climate Talks

International Maritime Organization faces a defining moment next week as global shipping groups line up in rare unity behind the regulator ahead of renewed

April 21, 2026
Total Views: 1231

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Pyxis Ocean retrofitted with WindWings, setting sail for its maiden voyage in August 2023. Photo courtesy Cargill
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Wind Propulsion Gains Regulatory Momentum at IMO

The International Maritime Organization is moving to bring wind-assisted propulsion fully into the regulatory mainstream, approving a formal workplan that

February 3, 2026
Total Views: 904

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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Shipping Industry Reaffirms Support for IMO as Global Regulator Following Carbon Pricing Delay

The Tripartite Forum of shipbuilders, shipowners and classification societies convened in Busan, South Korea last week, bringing together more than 70

October 28, 2025
Total Views: 560

Friday, October 24, 2025
A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
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IMO Net-Zero Framework Negotiations Continue Despite Adoption Vote Delay

The International Maritime Organization continued work on its Net-Zero Framework at working group talks in London this week, despite voting to postpone the

October 24, 2025
Total Views: 674

Monday, October 20, 2025
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Shipping

Opinion: Unpacking The Shipping Global Carbon Tax Delay

A fragmented, multipolar approach to decarbonization might actually fit our fragmented, multipolar world

October 20, 2025
Total Views: 942

A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
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IMO Net-Zero Framework Negotiations Continue Despite Adoption Delay as Biofuel Debate Takes Center Stage

The International Maritime Organization is meeting this week to continue negotiations on key policy details in the Net-Zero Framework, despite the decision

October 20, 2025
Total Views: 946

Friday, October 17, 2025
Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign to Derail  Global Shipping Emissions Tax
Environment

Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign to Derail Global Shipping Emissions Tax

The world’s shipping regulator postponed a decision on adopting a landmark charge on vessel emissions, a shock move that highlights the Trump

October 17, 2025
Total Views: 2302

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Environment

Industry Voices Disappointment and Concern as IMO Postpones Global Shipping Carbon Tax Vote

Governments at the International Maritime Organization decided to postpone for one year the adoption of what would have been the world’s first global

October 17, 2025
Total Views: 1043

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez during closing remarks of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 2nd extraordinary session, October 17, 2025.
Shipping

IMO Delays Vote on Global Shipping Carbon Tax by One Year After U.S. Pressure Campaign

Governments at the International Maritime Organization decided to postpone for one year the adoption of the world’s first global carbon pricing system on

October 17, 2025
Total Views: 4795

Thursday, October 16, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington
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‘Outraged’ Trump Tells Nations to ‘Vote No’ on Shipping’s Carbon Tax at IMO

President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to nations supporting a global carbon tax on shipping, threatening economic retaliation as the International

October 16, 2025
Total Views: 4235

imo headquarters
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Washington Moves to Weaken IMO Climate Plan with Last-Minute Rule Change

The US made a proposal at talks held by the global shipping regulator to introduce another step in adopting a charge on vessel emissions if countries vote for

October 16, 2025
Total Views: 698

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Condemns IMO Carbon Tax as ‘Taxation Without Representation’

As the International Maritime Organization convenes this week to vote on its Net-Zero Framework, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board has issued a sharp

October 15, 2025
Total Views: 1114

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Aerial top view of a containership underway
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Shipping Braces for Carbon Tax That Fueled US Tariffs Threat

The world’s shipping regulator is on the verge of green-lighting a global charge on the industry’s emissions, something that has prompted the Trump

October 14, 2025
Total Views: 864

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez at the opening of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 2nd extraordinary session
Environment

Global Shipping Faces Decisive Moment at IMO’s MEPC ES.2

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) kicked off its second extraordinary meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC ES.2) today,

October 14, 2025
Total Views: 1261