Bimco urges delay to low sulphur implementation

Bimco has raised serious concerns about an IMO study into the availability of low sulphur fuels ahead of a key vote on the legislation.

The IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) is due to vote later this month on the implementation date of the 0.5% global sulphur cap.

But the shipowners association says the IMO study has failed to fully address the IMO’s terms of reference in several critical areas.

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