IMO sets 2020 date for ships to comply with low sulfur fuel oil requirement; 5000 ppm
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 29, 2016
Heavy fuel oil (HFO) is the predominant marine fuel. It is viscous, dirty, inexpensive and widely available. 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.
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