11SEP2019 - NEWS - IMO 2020 Rule: Ja’s Key Challenges And Opportunities To Supply Marine Fuel

The honourable Robert Montague, minister of transport and mining, will deliver the keynote address at the official opening of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Caribbean Bunker Conference, themed ‘The Caribbean Journey to 2020 Compliance’, and scheduled to take place this week, September 10 to 12, 2019, in Montego Bay.

In highlighting Jamaica’s opportunities to supply marine fuel, as the bunker and shipping industries consider regulatory changes brought on by International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020, Minister Montague stated, “The Government, through the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), has not hesitated to ensure that the implementation of the necessary instruments promulgated by the IMO and the consequential enshrinement of those conventions into domestic law, predominately via the Shipping Act, receive priority.”

The minister pointed out that Jamaica, as with many other states within the wider Caribbean region, is a signatory to the MARPOL Convention and has also acceded to the Annex VI, which addresses the regulation of air emissions from ships.