02JUL2019 - NEWS - IMO 2020, refineries have the capacity to make the oil - IEA

Refineries will have capacity to make the compliant fuel oil available, forecasts the International Energy Agency.

New requirements for ships to cut sulphur oxide emissions enter into effect on 1 January 2020, marking a sea change in fuel used by ships, globally, which will significantly reduce air pollution from ships with positive benefits for human health and the environment.

The International Maritime Organization, IMO, has been preparing ahead of the implementation date. From 1 January 2020, under IMO’s MARPOL convention for the prevention of pollution from ships, the sulphur content of fuel oil used by ships operating outside designated emission control areas shall not exceed 0.50% - representing an 80% cut from the current 3.50% limit.