Arsenio Domínguez, Secretary General, International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Season 5, Episode 34, Apr 15, 04:24 PM
This week’s ship.energy podcast features Arsenio Domínguez, who began his four-year term of office as the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at the start of 2024.
The podcast was recorded in the wake of the 81st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and, in conversation with ship.energy’s contributing editor, Mark Williams, Dominguez underscores the importance of the IMO when it comes to establishing global regulations for the shipping sector.
Dominguez also gives his views on:
• How the shipping industry is progressing towards 2030 and 2040 interim emissions targets, that were adopted in MEPC 80, as well as the 2050 net zero goal.
• The Carbon Intensity Indicator.
• How the IMO can retain its global primacy in shipping in the face of regional shipping regulations and emissions regimes.
• His personal hopes for the industry between now and the end of the decade.
The podcast was recorded in the wake of the 81st session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and, in conversation with ship.energy’s contributing editor, Mark Williams, Dominguez underscores the importance of the IMO when it comes to establishing global regulations for the shipping sector.
Dominguez also gives his views on:
• How the shipping industry is progressing towards 2030 and 2040 interim emissions targets, that were adopted in MEPC 80, as well as the 2050 net zero goal.
• The Carbon Intensity Indicator.
• How the IMO can retain its global primacy in shipping in the face of regional shipping regulations and emissions regimes.
• His personal hopes for the industry between now and the end of the decade.