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Marshall Islands, Nigeria and the International Parcel Tankers Association (IPTA)
submitted a proposal for an international fund for greenhouse gas emissions from
ships. 56 Japan submitted a proposal for a leveraged incentive scheme to improve the
energy-efficiency of ships based on international GHG Fund. 57 Jamaica submitted a
proposal for the Port State Levy (PSL). 58 The United States submitted a proposal
for Ship Efficiency and Credit Trading (SECT). 59 The World Shipping Council
submitted a proposal to establish a Vessel Efficiency System (VES). 60 Norway,
France and the United Kingdom submitted three different proposals for an Emission
Trading System (ETS). 61
After the adoption of technical and operational measures in the 62nd MEPC
meeting held in 2011, the MEPC s 63rd meeting of July 2012 redirected the focus to

MBM. 62 Brazil, China, India, Peru, Saudi Arabia and South Africa submitted a
document stating that “all further discussions on MBMs, must await the adoption of
a resolution on financial, technological and capacity-building support from devel-
oped countries for the implementation of regulations on energy-efficiency for ships
by developing countries”. 63 IMO member States are yet to adopt any of these MBM
proposals. There is some serious disagreement regarding MBM between developed
and developing countries.

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56 An International fund for greenhouse gas emissions from ships. Submitted by Cyprus, Denmark,
the Marshall Islands, Nigeria and IPTA 60th sess, IMO Doc. MEPC 60/4/8 (18 December 2009).
57 Considerations of a market-based mechanisms: Leveraged incentive scheme to improve the
energy efficiency of ships based on international GHG Fund. Submitted by Japan, IMO Doc.
MEPC 60/4/37 (15 January 2010).
58 Achieving reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from ships through Port State arrangements
utilizing the ship traffic, energy and environment model, STEEM. Submitted by Jamaica, IMO
Doc. MEPC 60/4/40 15 January 2010.
59 Further details on the United States proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from
international shipping , Submitted by the USA, IMO Doc. MEPC 60/4/12 (14 January 2010).
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Proposal to establish a Vessel Efficiency System (VES), Submitted by the World Shipping
Council, IMO Doc. MEPC 60/4/39 (15 January 2010).
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A further outline of a global Emission Trading System (ETS) for international shipping.
Submitted by Norway , IMO Doc. MEPC 60/4/22 (15 January 2010); A global emissions trading
system for greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, Submitted by United Kingdom,
IMO Doc. MEPC 60/4/26 (15 January 2010); Further elements for the development of an
Emissions Trading System for international shipping. Submitted by France, IMO Doc. MEPC
60/4/41 (15 January 2010).
62 Report of the Marine Environment Protection Committee on Its Sixty-Third Session , IMO Doc.
MEPC 63/23 (14 March 2012) 34.
63 Further work on GHG emissions from ships , Submitted by Brazil, China, India, Peru, Saudi
Arabia and South Africa, IMO Doc. MEPC 64/5/9 (27 July 2012).