IBIA: There will not be a full new revision of the ISO 8217 standard before 2020.
Industry will have to a make a choice between ISO 8754:2003 or the China proposed ISO 14596:2007.
Use of LNG and other types of low sulphur bunker fuel will add direct and indirect costs to operations, says Langh Tech.
Kitack Lim announces achievements, tribute, and several retirements after conclusion of MEPC 72.
‘The reality is that the industry has already passed the date beyond the smooth transition,’ it says.
Preem AB planning to increase desulphurisation capacity of its Lysekil and Gothenburg refineries.
‘IMO on track to introduce high sulphur fuel carriage ban from March 2020,’ says IBIA spokeswoman.
Plans to order 20 vessels as part of South Korea ‘Five Year Plan for Rebuilding Korean Shipping’ policy.
A series of topics await discussion at upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting.
Oil and product tankers are scheduled for delivery from October 2018 to 2019, it says.
