Fuel availability

Liberia has submitted a paper to the International Maritime Organization Marine Environment Protection Committee calling for early reporting on the availability of fuel oil that is compliant with the new 0.5 per cent global fuel oil sulphur limit well in advance of 1 January 2020, the effective date the new fuel oil must be used on board ships. David Pascoe, senior VP, maritime operations and standards, Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry, the US-based manager of the Liberian Registry, said: “Shipowners and operators hold a disproportionate responsibility in meeting the challenges associated with implementation of the 0.5 per cent m/m global fuel oil sulphur limit and should not need to guess where or whether compliant fuel will be available.”