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India

India’s ports and waters are outside of IMO MARPOL Annex VI Emission Control Areas. Under Annex VI regulation 14 the maximum fuel sulphur limit of 0.50% applies from 1 January 2020. Regulation 4 also applies and approved EGCS can be used as an alternative means of compliance. Engineering Circular No. 02 of 2019 issued by […]

Portugal

Portugal is a member of the European Union, Directive(EU) 2016/802 therefore applies and a maximum of 0.10% sulphur fuel is to be used in port. Portugal’s territorial waters outside of ports are not in an Emission Control Area as defined under MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 14 and therefore the limit of 0.50% sulphur fuel applies. […]

Sweden

Sweden is a member of the European Union, Directive(EU) 2016/802 therefore applies and a maximum of 0.10% sulphur fuel is to be used in port. Swedish coastal waters are in the Baltic and North Sea Emission Control Areas as defined under MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 14 and therefore the limit of 0.10% sulphur fuel also […]

Italy

Italy is a member of the European Union, Directive(EU) 2016/802 therefore applies and a maximum of 0.10% sulphur fuel is to be used in port. As Italian waters are outside of the Emission Control Areas defined under MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 14 (and the EU Directive) a fuel sulphur limit of 0.50% applies to vessels […]