1 In accordance with the provisions of regulation 15.4 of MARPOL Annex VI,
communications have been received from the Administrations of the
Netherlands and the Republic of Korea concerning designated ports
or terminals at which volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions
from tankers are regulated under regulation
15 of MARPOL Annex VI.
2 The details of the aforementioned communications
have been uploaded to the IMO GISIS module under MARPOL Annex VI,
and a summary of these is annexed hereto for circulation.
3 Member Governments are invited to bring this
circular to the attention of their Administrations, relevant shipping
organizations, recognized organizations, shipping companies and other
stakeholders, and encourage them to take action as appropriate.