Oil trader and bunker provider GP Global delivered its first barge of compliant low-sulphur fuel oil into Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, reports MarineLink.
Delivery at the main hub
The company delivered a 6,000-tonne bunker barge at the port, a main hub in the Mideast Gulf region for bunker operations.
IMO sulphur regulation
According to International Maritime Organization regulations, from the start of 2020:
- all ships will be required to burn fuel with maximum 0.5% sulphur, down from 3.5% sulphur currently
or
- have sulphur cleaning kits called scrubbers.
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Source: MarineLink
