imo 2020

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Investors are increasingly concerned that, with only 18 months to go until the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap

The Paris MOU on Port State Control is warning that it intends to enforce new international regulations limiting the amount of sulphur in fuel oil used on

By Ahmad Ghaddar and Libby George LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) – Shipping industry hopes that so-called sulphur scrubbers are a quick-fix solution to

By Philip K. Verleger (Bloomberg View) — In “Poor Richard’s Almanack,” Ben Franklin imparts a centuries-old proverb about a kingdom lost by a

SINGAPORE, April 17 (Reuters) – Switching to liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel ocean-going vessels may not be enough for shippers to comply with

LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) – The International Maritime Organization said it approved on Friday an amendment that would ban ships unequipped to strip

By Libby George LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) – Global shipping fuel costs are likely to rise by a quarter, or $24 billion, in 2020 when new rules limiting

HAMBURG, March 28 (Reuters) – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd plans to give details within three to six months on compliance with tighter shipping

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Within two years it will be illegal to power a ship with fuel having more than 0.5% sulphur content, unless the

SINGAPORE, March 26 (Reuters) – Commodities trader Trafigura will install scrubbers on its fleet of newbuild tankers to comply with new regulations from

By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — Ready the cash-printing machines — the world’s most sophisticated refineries are about to enjoy great times thanks

By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW ORLEANS, March 13 (Reuters) – Oil major BP Plc expects more than 90 percent of the world’s shipping fleet will

LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) – A sharp increase in demand for distillates following new shipping fuel rules will fade quickly, the International Energy

The International Maritime Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for regulating global shipping, has agreed to move forward with a proposed ban

LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The Netherlands has given provisional approval to Gunvor to add a fuel upgrading unit at its Rotterdam refinery, according to

A group of leading environmental organizations has joined together with the key representatives from the global shipping industry in calling for an explicit

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) — A Greek shipowner is predicting new rules for marine fuel will put thousands of the world’s merchant vessels

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ships that do not comply with the forthcoming 0.5% sulphur cap on fuel oil could be considered “unseaworthy”,

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shipowners must take decisions on their fuel strategy in the light of new International Maritime Organization (IMO)

By Heesu Lee and Debjit Chakraborty (Bloomberg) — It was only two years ago that the world’s biggest oil market was awash with diesel and