Italy, France Seek Limits on Ship Emissions in Mediterranean

Italy and France want to seek a special designation that would limit the amount of sulfur and nitrogen that ships can emit throughout the Mediterranean Sea.

The two countries will draft a proposal to present to other Mediterranean countries at the next meeting of the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean in December, asking the International Maritime Organization to grant Emission Control Area status to the area starting in 2023, the Italian Ministry of the Environment said May 6.

If the plan is successful, the Mediterranean would join the ...