Intra-regional trade routes across Asia and Europe could suffer from shipping capacity shortages when IMO 2020 rules take effect, warns a top shipping analyst.
“We believe Intra-Asia and intra-Europe regional supply chains will sustain the greatest impact from the implementation of IMO 2020 emission regulations, with ships required to burn expensive, low-sulphur fuel starting 1 January 2020,” said Bloomberg senior transport analyst Rahul Kapoor.
