ICS “encouraged” by efforts of IMO sulfur cap working group

JULY 17, 2018 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says it is encouraged by efforts made by IMO Member States to resolve some pressing practical challenges ahead of the January 1,

USCG gets set to enforce 2020 fuel sulfur cap

JUNE 19, 2018 — “We don’t believe there will be a shortage of 0.5 percent compliant fuel,” Rear Admiral John Nadeau, USCG, assistant commandant for prevention policy, said in a panel discussion

ABS issues Marine Fuel Oil advisory to help owners prepare for 2020

JUNE 8, 2018 — A recent informal poll by ABS found 53 percent of shipowners and operators saying that their fleets were not yet ready to meet IMO’s upcoming 2020 global sulfur

Bomin rolls out Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuel Oil

MAY 24, 2018 — Bomin Group,Hamburg, Germany, a global physical supplier and trader of marine fuels, reports that it is now delivering Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuel Oil (ULSFO) to vessels calling in the

ICS warns of sulfur cap “chaos and confusion”

MAY 21, 2018 — Unless the International Maritime Organization (IMO) urgently resolves some serious issues on implementation of the 0.5 percent cap on sulfur in marine fuel cap, set to come into

Dorian moves along with LPG-as-fuel conversion plans

MAY 4, 2018 — Stamford, CT, headquartered Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) reports that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Global Service Co., Ltd to undertake research and

With 2020 sulfur cap nearing, ExxonMobil to roll-out compliant fuels

APRIL 18, 2018 — The clock is ticking on IMO’s 0.5% Global Sulfur Cap, and one of the big concerns for ship operators is the availability of compliant fuel. ExxonMobil today announced

Portable testing device available for fuel sulfur content

APRIL 16, 2018 — Littlehampton, U.K., based Parker Kittiwake has just launched the X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer (XRF), a portable testing device that, among other parameters, measures the sulfur content in fuel. The

Ships that don’t meet sulfur limit could be deemed “unseaworthy”

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — Edmund Hughes, Head of Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency at IMO’s Marine Environment Division, reminded delegates at an Athens conference this week that the 0.50% limit on sulfur

CMA CGM’s nine 22,000 TEU boxships to be LNG fueled

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 –CMA CGM, Marseilles, France, marked the opening of the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 23) by announcing that it will equip its recently ordered next generation of nine 22,000

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