Ultra-Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (ULSFO) with 0.1% maximum sulphur will be available to vessels calling in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region (ARA), as the marine fuels company Bomin Group said.
ULSFO complies with MARPOL Annex VI regulations, as well as with the upcoming sulphur cap from 2020. ULSFO deliveries will be conducted by five certified barges which have fast pumping rates to maximise the delivery process.
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As ARA is an important region, it needs to be provided with ULSFO , in order to provided the energy that is need to fuel all the operations, Jan Christensen, Head of Global Bunker Operations, Bomin Group, mentioned.
Despite the fact that ULSFO product is applicable for current ECA zones, operators have to prepare to change their fuel system from 3.5% sulphur to 0.5% before January 1, 2020.
