North P&I writes about the various compliance options available to shipowners for IMO 2020.
Fuel stability, incompatibility, lower flashpoints, cat fines and extended ignition delays, highlighted.
Company ‘uniquely positioned’ to take advantage of emerging opportunities 2020 brings, it says.
0.5% sulphur marine fuel regulation may be extended to all vessels from 1 January 2019 onwards.
The safety challenges connected with implementation ‘numerous, but not insurmountable’.
Exemptions to affect North American vessels with engines lesser than 32,000 horsepower.
Government organisations held discussions on Tuesday to improve air quality improvement at ports.
Working on developing some ‘very detailed’ guidelines to support consistent implementation.
Submits group proposal to IMO’s Intersessional Meeting on sulphur implementation on July 9-13.
Peter Zachariassen explains why monitoring and enforcement should be left to the flag states.
