The military organisation is planning to buy an oil tanker to transport bunkers to its base on Okinawa island.
Requirements for ships to collect data on their fuel oil consumption entered into force on 1 March.
Consumers will move out of high sulphur fuel oil demand and into marine gasoil or a new very low sulphur fuel oil, says forecast.
‘Marine lubricants we produce are recommended for use even in the harshest Arctic conditions,’ says spokesman.
A FOBAS report identified 62 instances of off-spec bunker fuel cases between 15 to 28 February 2018.
The Sarvin released waste fuel off the coast of Kaohsiung, leaving behind a 60 km long trail of pollution in October.
The Petroleum Industry Governance Bill can generate over $3 billion of business from bunkering if passed into law, says forecast.
The ban for carriage of high-sulphur fuels, if approved, will be adopted in October and come into force in March 2020.
VLGC pair will be built by Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction and scheduled for delivery in Q3 2020.
The ferry operator will be testing the battery technology on the Stena Jutlandica in three steps.
