The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has said it will assist shipowners in applying its standards to a new generation of blended fuels that are expected to come onto the market to meet the 2020 0.5% global cap on the sulphur content of fuel.
Shipowners were concerned that the current ISO standard is not suitable and may not detect impurities in low-quality sulphur fuels, leading to main engine breakdowns.
