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No open-loop EGCS with HSFO bunker fuel allowed in Saudi Arabian ports

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Use of HSFO with an Open-Loop Exhaust Gas Cleaning System at 0.5% or 0.1% sulphur mode setting is prohibited until further notice for the ships entering Saudi Arabian ports, says GAC.
Aramco: Ras Tanura Port, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, on the Arabian Gulf.

The use of High Sulphur Fuel Oil (HSFO) with an Open-Loop Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) at 0.5% or 0.1% sulphur mode setting is prohibited until further notice for the ships entering Saudi Arabian ports, according to GAC Hot Port News on Wednesday (3 December). 

All ships entering Aramco ports shall comply with one of the following options:

  • Use compliant fuel oil (≤ 0.50% m/m Sulphur, or ≤ 0.10% when operating in ECAs, if applicable).
  • Operate the EGCS in Closed-Loop mode (or Hybrid system in Closed mode), with strict prohibition on the discharge of wash water into the sea.

 

Photo credit: Aramco
Published: 8 December, 2025

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