IBIA appoints Hughes as IMO Representative

Dr Hughes brings first hand experience of working within the IMO and exceptional knowledge of maritime policy, primarily focused on controlling ship emissions, to the role.

He previously served as the Head of Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency in the Marine Environment Division at the IMO. While there, he played a significant part in developing MARPOL Annex VI, including transformative regulations such as IMO 2020 and initiatives geared towards amplifying ships’ energy efficiency.

Hughes also acted as Secretary for the IMO working group responsible for the Initial IMO Strategy on reducing GHG emissions from ships in 2018.

Hughes has been working as a consultant to the shipping industry in recent years. He has collaborated with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) on potential strategies to address GHG emissions, particularly the groundbreaking ‘Fund and Reward’ mechanism. He also played an advisory role with the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee report on ‘Net zero aviation and shipping’.

Edmund will be succeeding Unni Einemo, who has left the organisation and will be focusing on promoting the adoption of small scale nuclear reactors within the shipping industry.