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IMO sets 2020 date for ships to comply with low sulfur fuel oil requirement; 5000 ppm

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When those amendments were adopted, it was also agreed that a review should be undertaken by 2018 in order to assess whether sufficient compliant fuel oil would be available to meet the 2020 date. The date of 2020 was agreed in amendments adopted in 2008. If not, the date could be deferred to 2025.

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