Season’s greetings from EGCSA! Looking forward there are now just 24 months until the global 0.50% fuel sulphur limit comes into force and over a year has passed since the industry-changing decision by IMO. Looking back, will 2017 be remembered as the year of fake news? Certainly the term has entered the common language, perhaps […]
With the number of ships with scrubbers approaching 600, exhaust gas cleaning is now firmly established as the main alternative to low sulphur fuel for compliance with MARPOL Annex VI regulation 14. While scrubbers have proved robust and reliable, what should a ship operator do in the unfortunate event of malfunction or breakdown? Through its […]
The marine fuel sector may be small, but it has the potential to have significant influence on global crude oil and refined product markets, so said Victor Shum Vice President of IHS Markit at the recent Asian Emissions Technologies conference in Singapore. The marine industry is the most significant demand centre for high sulphur residue […]
Image courtesy The Maritime Executive If delegates at the recent Asian Emissions Technology conference in Singapore were not aware of the care that must be taken when changing over from high sulphur to low sulphur fuel, then a presentation by a UK based ship manager was certainly a strong warning of the serious consequences of […]
