Korean partnership’s carbon capture proposal selected as basis for IMO’s future safety guidelines

A leading Korean public-private partnership comprising 10 maritime organizations has reached a major milestone in the development of international safety guidelines for onboard carbon capture and storage system (OCCS) after the proposal jointly developed by its members was selected as the base document for further development at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

At the IMO’s 12th session of the Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 12), the working group agreed to use the proposal from the Korean partnership as the basis for developing interim OCCS safety guidelines, incorporating elements of a separate proposal from the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).

Drawing on the partners’ operational, shipbuilding, manufacturing and research expertise, KR consolidated their technical contributions into a single regulatory proposal, which was submitted to the IMO through the Ministry.

CCC 12 also agreed to establish the Correspondence Group on GHG Safety under Korea’s coordination to advance the guidelines. Joonghun Kim from KR’s Convention & Legislation Service Team has been named coordinator of the group and will bring together contributions from IMO Member States and international organizations to develop common safety requirements, with technology-specific annexes to be considered if time permits. The group will report its progress to CCC 13 in 2027.

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