Tag: IMO 2020

A new study titled "IMO2020 Regulations Accelerate Global Warming by up to 3 Years in UKESM1" finds that while IMO2020 aims to reduce harmful pollutants, it also accelerates warming. 

A new report by Lubmarine focuses on the fuel quality challenges, especially after IMO2020, and highlights the importance of prevention.

From 1 September 2021, ship owners and operators calling at ports in Sierra Leone risk penalties of up to USD 15,000 if they carry fuel with a sulphur content exceeding 0.5%, as BIMCO urged.

Following IMO's implementation of sulphur cap regulation, Dick Farrel Camoying Technical Manager of Skuld insurance association explained that the number of claims reported to the club are not significantly higher for VLSFO compared to other fuel.

It is known that the use of scrubbers has split the shipping industry. To date, several ports and regions have stated that they will not allow the discharge of washwater from scrubbers.

After the implementation of the IMO 2020 global sulphur cap, on 1 January 2020, there have been industry concerns over the uncertainty and potential diversity of the very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) characteristics.

Singapore-based independent test and research facility Maritec is advising shipowners on how best to meet IMO 2020 fuel testing requirements following reports of excessive sulphur in some very low sulphur fuel oils.

Almost a year after the introduction of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap, Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) highlights the crucial role of the exhaust gas cleaning systems in the smooth transition, as recently noted by the IMO.

According to Reuters, China's clean marine fuels exports noted an increase during December, taking 2020 exports of the bunker fuel to 15.45 million tonnes.

The Sea Cargo Charter, a group of energy, agriculture, mining, and commodity trading companies, will for the first time assess and disclose the climate alignment of their shipping activities.