12APR2019 - NEWS - South Africa decides to allow the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems in its waters ahead of IMO 2020 regulation

South Africa has recently decided to allow the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) in its territorial waters and ports ahead of the IMO 2020 regulation. According to an advisory notice issued by the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) to shipowners, operators, master mariners and bunker suppliers in March, the authority said that the use of open-loop, closed-loop and hybrid systems was accepted until further notice. In addition to allowing ship to continue burning high-sulphur bunker fuel from 2020, SAMSA has also approved the burning of marine gas oil, low-sulphur fuel oil, LNG and marine biofuels as a way of meeting the impending requirement.

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