Complying with the guidelines of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) that require all the sea-going tanker vessels to switch over to marine fuel having a sulphur content of 0.5% from January 1, 2020, against the current limit of 3.5%, the Indian Oil Corporation in Kochi has delivered Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) to vessels, reports the Hindu.
Indian Oil on the VLSFO Delivery
A statement from Indian Oil said: “The first bunker sales of this VLSFO in India were made during this week from Kochi and Kandla”. In Kochi, supplies were made to the international tanker “MV UACC Ras Tanura” proceeding to South Africa. Indian Oil is also planning bunker fuel deliveries at the ports of Mumbai, Mangalore, Tuticorin, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Haldia by mid-November 2019.
VLSFO with 0.5% sulphur is produced from sweet crude oil grades and complies with the ISO 8217:2017 RMG380 standard.
First Company To Implement Guidelines
The statement said that as part of the company’s commitment to safeguarding the environment and to reduce pollution, Indian Oil had become the first company to implement the guidelines by starting deliveries ahead of the mandated schedule.
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Source: The Hindu
