Best protection for the Arctic will be a move by the shipping industry to simply consume low sulphur diesel or distillate fuels, says Clean Arctic Alliance.
A step in the right direction, says Director General of Danish Maritime Authority.
'Very likely' MARPOL Annex VI will be amended to make it an offence carry bunkers above 0.50% sulphur.
‘It is ironic therefore that decarbonization can be left up to a ship that is out of sight and out of the reach of many regulators,’...
“We expect the market really to consume compliant fuel and we understand from some of the larger refiners that they do have that fuel available,” says...
The Secretary-General of the IMO made the point clear in his opening speech at a recent meeting.
Order placed after Taiwanese shipping firm secures ‘biggest and longest’ contract commitment in operational history.
Country will offer subsidy of NTD 5,000 to all vessels using compliant marine fuel at its ports from 1 February, 2018.
The company is considering refinery upgrades on the coming 2020 sulphur cap for marine fuel.
“We have the exact same aim: Cleaner environment and a level playing field,” it says.
