IMO Resolution A 747/18 on the application of tonnage measurement in segregated ballast oil tankers

The draft recommendation for a second reading has been adopted. EP, Council and Commission agree on the substance of the regulation, which aims to encourage the use of safer and environmentally friendly oil tankers to transport liquid fuels to and from the EU through harmonized implementation by the Member States of the above mentioned IMO resolution. This resolution provides that oil tankers with segregated ballast tanks pay reduced port and light dues in EU ports. The reduction is proportionate to the volume of the segregated ballast tanks, which should not be used for transporting cargo. Rapporteur agrees with the Council's common position. He believes that the aim of the IMO resolution is achieved by this common position, which has obviously taken account of the particular circumstances of ports in the EU.