How countries voted on postponing the NZF (IMO, Oct 2025)
¹ Only top 30 oil producers included. Oil-producing countries that voted against postponement included Australia, Brazil, Canada, Norway and the UK.
² Seven countries that voted for postponement and four countries that abstained were not eligible to vote on NZF adoption.
³ Only top 10 flag-of-convenience countries included.
⁴ EU member states plus Norway, Switzerland and UK.
² Seven countries that voted for postponement and four countries that abstained were not eligible to vote on NZF adoption.
³ Only top 10 flag-of-convenience countries included.
⁴ EU member states plus Norway, Switzerland and UK.
Source: Author construct