WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. Responding to today’s adoption by the International Maritime Organisation of the long-awaited Polar Code, aimed at regulating shipping in Polar Regions, a coalition of environmental groups criticized the measures for not going far enough to adequately protect the fragile Arctic and Antarctic environments.
While the new code is a positive step forward — for the first time there will be mandatory rules for management of shipping in Arctic and Antarctic polar…
