OTTAWA: Maersk is amongst a diverse group of environmental organisations and members of the global shipping industry that have demanded the end of the carriage of non-compliant marine fuels by 2020 when the global sulphur cap takes place.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has ruled that by January 1, 2020, the maximum permitted sulphur content of marine fuel outside Emission Control Areas will reduce from 3.5% to 0.5%.
This means that if a ship is using an approved equivalent compliance method, there should be no reason for it to be carrying non-compliant fuels for combustion on board.
Read a technical paper by Simon Bennett, Director of Policy & External Relations, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), on the game-changing new IMO suplhur rules
The call for prohibition is supported by the International Chamber of Shipping, BIMCO, Clean Shipping Coalition, Cruise Lines International Association, Friends of the Earth U.S, International Parcel Tanker’s Association, INTERTANKO, Pacific Environment, World Shipping Council and WWF Global Arctic Programme.
Søren Toft, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at A. P. Moller-Maersk, said: “Great to see unprecedented and strong cross-sectoral & NGO support for ban on HighSulpher fuels. Maersk fully support the ban and strong enforcement.”
