26OCT2018 - NEWS - International Maritime Organization rejects the proposal supported by U.S. and shipping groups for phased start of 2020 fuel rules

The International Maritime Organization has recently rejected a proposal which was supported by both the U.S. and shipping groups for a phased start to rules that will limit the sulfur content of ship fuels starting in 2020. The agency’s Marine Environment Protection Committee, meeting in London, rebuffed the proposal for a so-called experience-building phase for the rule change, noting that it was vague and needed further defining. Instead, the panel invited separate proposals to enhance existing regulations. The IMO is meeting this week to iron out the details of rules that take place in just 14 months and will have major implications across the transportation, shipping, aviation and refining industries.

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