IMO sets 2020 date for ships to comply with low sulfur fuel oil requirement; 5000 ppm
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 29, 2016
Because of its high sulfur content, maritime shipping accounts for 8% of global emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), making the industry an important source for acid rain as well as respiratory diseases. An increasing number of ships are also using gas as a fuel as when ignited it leads to negligible sulfur oxide emissions.
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