Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
International Maritime Law
Simon Baughen *
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
210. Hague Judgments Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters 2019
On 27 June 2024, the United Kingdom ratified the Convention, which entered into force for England and Wales on 1 July 2025. On 21 February 2025, Montenegro ratified the Convention.
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION
211. MEPC 82 (20 September–4 October 2024)
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), 82nd session, discussed a range of environmental matters, including proposed mid-term measures for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships, enhancing energy efficiency of shipping, tackling marine litter, ballast water management and underwater noise reduction.
The Committee adopted:
Resolution MEPC.395(82) on 2024 Guidelines for the development of a Ship Energy
Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), which contains amendments to the 2022 Guidelines to enhance the granularity of reports submitted under the IMO Data Collection System (DCS);
Resolution MEPC.392(82) on amendments to MARPOL Annex VI for the designation of the following new Emission Control Areas (ECAs) for Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Sulphur Oxides
(Sox) and Particulate Matter (PM): Canadian Arctic Waters; and Norwegian Sea. These amendments will enter into force on 1 March 2026; and
Resolution MEPC.396(82) designating the Nusa Penida Islands and Gili Matra Islands in Lombok Strait as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA), following a proposal by Indonesia.
The Committee approved:
(in principle) the reporting on carbon intensity developments on the basis of supply-based measurements, using AER and cgDIST indicators; and the reporting of Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) values;
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