A key IMO environmental meeting has confirmed that 1 March 2020 will be the final day ships will be allowed to carry fuel with a sulphur content over 0.5% unless they have been fitted with an exhaust gas scrubber.
The Marpol Annex VI regulation kicks in from January 2020 after which ships will not be able to burn fuel with a sulphur content of more than 0.5%.
