Stonewin, a fuel supply solutions company, announced that Port Louis, Mauritius will have available VLSFO from May 1st 2019, in light of IMO’s 2020 sulphur regulations that are approaching.
The company entered the bunkering industry in January 2019, with its first physical operation at Port Louis, Mauritius, will be offering VLSFO 0.5% to its customers as soon as May 1st, 2019.
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For the time being, the company is in talks with owners and traders in order to get an insight into the demand that exists and agree on the required product quality that will allow it to enter into term contracts for the VLSFO 0.5%.
Moreover, compliant product will be a permanent part of the company’s line in Port Louis ahead of the 2020 deadline.
As the company commented
The IMO 2020 compliant product will be available as part of its existing operation at Port Louis where the company is using the 2008-built, double-hulled bunker barge M/T Hakkasan offering its clients a fully controlled supply-chain supplying IFO 180, IFO 380 and MGO.
