IMO海洋环境保护委员会第78次会议同意将整个地中海定为排放控制区。这意味着从2025年起，通过地中海区域的船舶必须遵守更加严格的硫氧化物排放控制规定。在该控制区域（SOx-Emission Control Area，SOx-ECA）内，船上使用的燃油中硫限值为0.10% m/m, 区域外限值则为0.50% m/m。同时，MEPC核准了《MARPOL公约》附则VI修正案，规定将整个地中海作为硫氧化物和颗粒物排放控制区。该修正案将在MEPC第79次会议上正式通过，预计于2024年年中生效，最快可能于2025年开始实施。

The MEPC agreed to designate the entire Mediterranean Sea as an emission control area, meaning that ships will - from 2025 - have to comply with more stringent controls on sulphur oxide emissions.In a SOx-Emission Control Area(ECA), the limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships is 0.10% mass by mass (m/m), while outside these areas the limit is 0.50% m/m. The MEPC approved proposed amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, with a view to adoption at MEPC 79, which will designate the Mediterranean Sea, as a whole, as an Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides (SOx-ECA) and particulate matter. The amendment could enter into force in mid-2024, with the new limit taking effect from 2025.

为逐步达到净零排放的目标，芬兰航运公司ESL Shipping将成为第一家在芬兰和瑞典推广低排放船用燃料的公司。据悉，与化石燃料相比，该种被称为Neste Marine 0.1的新型燃料最高可减少80%的温室气体排放。Neste Marine 0.1船用燃料目前正处于试验阶段，将在芬兰的波尔沃进行加工生产。在芬兰，传统炼油过程中的部分化石原材料已被可再生原材料所取代。

Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping will become the first shipping company to start utilizing new low-emission Neste Marine 0.1 co-processed marine fuel in its vessels in Finland and Sweden for the operation of net zero CO2. The co-processed marine fuel enables up to 80% reduced greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle compared to fossil fuels, according to Neste. Neste Marine 0.1 co-processed marine fuel is currently in the piloting phase and it is produced at Neste’s refinery in Porvoo, Finland, where part of the fossil raw materials have been replaced with renewable raw materials in the conventional refining process.