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New Law Bolsters U.S. Efforts to Make Ocean-going Ships Cleaner

With the president's July 21 signature of the Maritime Pollution Protection Act of 2008, U.S. agencies are setting course to implement a key international agreement to reduce air pollution from large ships. This key step clears the way for U.S. ratification of the international treaty regulating emissions - known as MARPOL Annex VI -- from large diesel-powered, ocean-going vessels.


Published Jul 23 2008, 11:32 AM by Andrew B. Einhorn |  Email |  Print



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