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IMO MARPOL Annex VI Sulphur Cap & Port ECAs → Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

해양수산부

AVerified echo
Evidence tier

Echo patterns are similarity-based hypotheses, not proof of causation. Open the sources and evaluate the linkage yourself.

Evidence Scorecard

Three lenses — wording, timing, documented link. Not a single proof score.

Verified echo
Semantic
Strong semantic alignment
Temporal
Global precedent precedes Korea
Linkage
Explicit citation in Korean source
Multilingual semantic similarity
cosine similarity (method detail)0.791

Computed with intfloat/multilingual-e5-small multilingual embeddings. Display score is a calibrated mapping of the raw cross-lingual cosine (0.791); higher means closer meaning. Reflects semantic similarity, not proof of causation.

Could also be…show
  • •Parallel domestic policy development is possible.
  • •Industry or market pressure may have driven similar language.
  • •A common external shock (e.g., financial crisis, pandemic) could explain parallel adoption.

Timeline of the echo

2 year lag
  1. Global

    2019

    IMO

    imo.org

  2. then Korea
  3. Korea

    2021

    국가법령정보센터 · 해양환경관리법

    law.go.kr

From date field: 2019 decree amendment → 2020-2021 phased enforcement · 2019–2021

Echo Evidence Brief

Plain-language explanation for first-time readers — side-by-side echo comparison, verbatim primary-source excerpts, and X-discourse discovery context (not tier evidence).

IMO published the global instrument first (Global precedent precedes Korea; 2019–2021). 해양수산부 then adopted Korean text using the same policy vocabulary. Matched terms: "IMO 2020 sulphur cap" ↔ "IMO 2020 황 함량 기준"; "MARPOL Annex VI" ↔ "MARPOL 부속서 6"; "port ECA 0.1%" ↔ "항만 ECA 0.1%". Read the side-by-side comparison and verbatim primary-source excerpts below.

Echo pathway
  1. 01

    Global instrument

    IMO

  2. 02

    Temporal direction

    Global precedent precedes Korea · 2019–2021

  3. 03

    Korean adoption

    해양수산부

Global agenda precedes Korean statute or agency program — same vocabulary, traceable sources.

Vocabulary bridge (matched concepts)

These term pairs are the visible echo signal — the same policy idea under different languages.

IMO 2020 sulphur capIMO 2020 황 함량 기준MARPOL Annex VIMARPOL 부속서 6port ECA 0.1%항만 ECA 0.1%
Side-by-side echo comparison
Global (IMO)

IMO MARPOL Annex VI② sets a global 0.5% sulphur① limit for ship fuel oil from 2020 and designates Emission Control Areas (ECAs) with a 0.1% limit; member states transpose these into domestic marine environment acts and port③ air quality legislation.

Korean echo (해양수산부)

「해양환경관리법」(2019.7.2 시행령 개정): 외항선 0.5%(2020.1.1), 내항선·어선 0.5%(2021.1.1). 연료유 황함량 초과 사용 시 1년 이하 징역 또는 1천만원 이하 벌금(제129조). 벙커유 공급자 품질기준·납품증명서·시료보관 3년(제45조). 「항만지역 대기질 개선 특별법」(2019.4.2 제16308호): 주요항만(Busan·Incheon·Yeosu·Gwangyang·Ulsan) ECA③ 0.1%(2020.9.1). 저유황경유 연료세 15% 감면·저리자금지원(해양수산부).

Global source excerpt

IMO · Sulphur 2020

From 1 January 2020, the limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships operating outside designated Emission Control Areas is reduced to 0.50% m/m (mass by mass); within ECAs the limit remains 0.10%.

https://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/hottopics/pages/sulphur-2020.aspx

Korean source excerpt

National Law Information Center · Marine Environment Management Act

「해양환경관리법」(2019.7.2 시행령 개정): 외항선 0.5%(2020.1.1), 내항선·어선 0.5%(2021.1.1). 연료유 황함량 초과 사용 시 1년 이하 징역 또는 1천만원 이하 벌금(제129조). 「항만지역 대기질 개선 특별법」: 주요항만 ECA 0.1%(2020.9.1) — MARPOL 부속서 VI IMO 기준의 국내 이행.

https://www.law.go.kr/lsInfoP.do?lsId=001643

X / discourse discovery leadsnot tier evidence
  • [K1]MOFA global-governance posts on climate supply chains helped surface IMO MARPOL sulphur-cap rows for port-state enforcement.

Interrogate the Evidence

Answers are rendered directly from this record’s own curated fields — nothing is generated.

Averified echo · 90%

  • SemanticStrong semantic alignment
  • TemporalGlobal precedent precedes Korea
  • LinkageExplicit citation in Korean source

Matched concepts: IMO 2020 sulphur cap ↔ IMO 2020 황 함량 기준; MARPOL Annex VI ↔ MARPOL 부속서 6; port ECA 0.1% ↔ 항만 ECA 0.1%

Cross-lingual similarity 38/100 (multilingual e5 embedding) — a computed signal, not proof.

Similarity type: regulatory emulation — IMO MARPOL template + national marine environment act

Quote bank

Short verbatim anchors from the global instrument and Korean law/policy — not a full stenogram.

Global

From 1 January 2020, the limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships operating outside designated Emission Control Areas is reduced to 0.50% m/m (mass by mass); within ECAs the limit remains 0.10%.

Korean

Korean port-state-control and ship-fuel regulations reference MARPOL Annex VI sulphur limits (0.50% global cap / 0.10% ECA cap), transposing the IMO standard into domestic enforcement.

National Law Information Center · Marine Environment Management Act · 제44조 (fuel-oil sulphur standards)source

Matched Concepts

3 pairs
IMO 2020 sulphur cap
↓
IMO 2020 황 함량 기준
MARPOL Annex VI
↓
MARPOL 부속서 6
port ECA 0.1%
↓
항만 ECA 0.1%

Agenda Arc

Curated

Global purpose, Korean purpose, and precursor stages. Reasoning echo is discourse observation — not proof of coordination.

Global purpose

Cut ship sulphur emissions in ports and seas via MARPOL Annex VI 0.50% global cap and emission-control area rules.

Korean purpose

「해양환경관리법」(2019.7.2 시행령 개정): 외항선 0.5%(2020.1.1), 내항선·어선 0.5%(2021.1.1). 연료유 황함량 초과 사용 시 1년 이하 징역 또는 1천만원 이하 벌금(제129조).

국가법령정보센터 · 해양환경관리법 — 「해양환경관리법」(2019.7.2 시행령 개정): 외항선 0.5%(2020.1.1), 내항선·어선 0.5%(2021.1.1). 연료유 황함량 초과 사용 시 1년 이하 징역 또는 1천만원 이하 벌금(제129조).

Reasoning echo

Observed framing link: regulatory emulation — IMO MARPOL template + national marine environment act. Not a claim of coordination.

Started where

IMO MARPOL Annex VI sulphur cap

Started how

Decree amendment 2019 → phased enforcement 2020–2021.

  1. Soft lawGlobal2020IMO
    IMO global sulphur cap

    0.50% m/m sulphur limit for ship fuel oil.

    Primary source
  2. EnforcementKorea2019–2021MOF
    Korea sulphur decree + phased enforcement

    Domestic decree amendment then phased port/sea enforcement.

    Primary source
Original (Global)

IMO MARPOL Annex VI② sets a global 0.5% sulphur① limit for ship fuel oil from 2020 and designates Emission Control Areas (ECAs) with a 0.1% limit; member states transpose these into domestic marine environment acts and port③ air quality legislation.

Echo (Korea)

「해양환경관리법」(2019.7.2 시행령 개정): 외항선 0.5%(2020.1.1), 내항선·어선 0.5%(2021.1.1). 연료유 황함량 초과 사용 시 1년 이하 징역 또는 1천만원 이하 벌금(제129조). 벙커유 공급자 품질기준·납품증명서·시료보관 3년(제45조). 「항만지역 대기질 개선 특별법」(2019.4.2 제16308호): 주요항만(Busan·Incheon·Yeosu·Gwangyang·Ulsan) ECA③ 0.1%(2020.9.1). 저유황경유 연료세 15% 감면·저리자금지원(해양수산부).

Echo Strength

sourceVerified
hasKoreanSource
hasGlobalSource
hasDate
keywordDiversity
agendaTags

Influence Mechanism

regulatory emulationstandard-settingcoercive harmonization
Origin
IMO
Timeline

2019–2021

regulatory emulation — IMO MARPOL template + national marine environment act

Sources

🌍IMO Sulphur 2020
🇰🇷해양수산부

Linkage Evidence

Concrete actors, citations, and consultations that connect the global origin to the Korean echo.

Citations

IMO · Sulphur 2020

From 1 January 2020, the limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships operating outside designated Emission Control Areas is reduced to 0.50% m/m (mass by mass); within ECAs the limit remains 0.10%.

National Law Information Center · Marine Environment Management Act · 제44조 (fuel-oil sulphur standards)

Korean port-state-control and ship-fuel regulations reference MARPOL Annex VI sulphur limits (0.50% global cap / 0.10% ECA cap), transposing the IMO standard into domestic enforcement.

Related Patterns

IMO GHG Strategy → Korea Maritime Decarbonization

IMO
P(B|A) = 71%category
42%

IMO MASS Code → Korea Autonomous Ship Act

IMO
P(B|A) = 46%agenda
41%

IMO MARPOL Annex VI air pollution → Korea ship emission controls

IMO
P(B|A) = 49%category
28%

IMO MARPOL Convention → Korea Ship Safety Act

IMO
P(B|A) = 48%category
25%

IMO Ballast Water Management Convention → Korea Marine Environment Management Act

IMO
P(B|A) = 47%category
24%

IMO Sulphur 2020 (Global Sulphur Cap) → Korea Eco-Friendly Ships Act

IMO
P(B|A) = 32%agenda
23%

IMO Anti-Fouling Systems Convention → Korea Ship Navigation Act

IMO
P(B|A) = 47%category
23%

IMO Polar Code (Ship Safety in Polar Waters) → Korea Maritime Safety Act

IMO
P(B|A) = 57%category
23%

Semantically Related

Closest patterns by multilingual embedding (e5) — conceptual similarity beyond shared keywords. A computed signal, not a sourced claim.

IMO Sulphur 2020 (Global Sulphur Cap) → Korea Eco-Friendly Ships Act

Climate

cos 0.95

IMO MARPOL Annex VI (EEDI/EEXI) → 해양환경관리법 시행령 (Marine Environment Enforcement Decree)

Environment

cos 0.93

IMO GHG Strategy → Korea Maritime Decarbonization

Environment

cos 0.91

IMO Polar Code → Korea Polar Activities Promotion Act

Environment

cos 0.90

FAO Port State Measures (IUU fishing) → Korea Distant Water Fisheries Act

Environment

cos 0.90

IMO Ship Recycling Convention → Korea

Environment

cos 0.90
Keywords
IMOMARPOLAnnex VIsulphur capship fuelmarine environmentemission control areaECAscrubberbunker fuelMOF해양수산부해양환경관리법선박연료유황산화물항만대기질저유황경유
Score Guide
Confidence — Editorial A–D tier from semantic, temporal, and linkage evidence.
Echo Strength — Metadata completeness score. Rewards verified sources, paired links, explicit dates, keyword diversity, and origin tags.
Vocabulary Overlap — Heuristic score measuring shared tokens between global and Korean texts. Reflects loanwords and repeated terms, not meaning across languages.
PATTERN #imo-sulphur-1