The following was agreed during MEPC 81:
• Adoption of amendments to MARPOL Annex VI concerning definitions of fuel oil and gas fuel and when
the sampling requirements of MARPOL Annex VI regulation 14 do not apply to them, replacement of a
steam engine and NOx compliance under MARPOL Annex VI regulation 13, and expansion of data
required to be reported according to MARPOL Annex VI regulation 27 (expected to enter force 1 August
2025).
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