26MAR2019 - NEWS - International Maritime Organization under pressure to tighten 2020 reporting

With just over nine months to go until the 2020 sulphur cap comes into effect, governments are trying to add safeguards against potential fuel oil quality and availability issues by tightening data and reporting requirements. Divisions emerging between IMO member states over whether tightened reporting requirements in advance of 2020 should be mandatory or voluntary. FUEL oil suppliers, inspection authorities and fuel testing agencies are coming under the microscope as governments and regulators try to allay persistent concerns about 2020 sulphur cap-compliant fuel oil availability and quality. The European Union, major flag and shipping states, and shipping lobbies, are pushing the IMO and member states to develop a more comprehensive fuel oil data collection and analysis policy, amid widespread underreporting from states.

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