According to an article published in Argus Media, Fujairah-based bunkering firm Mediterranean Eastern Enterprise (MEE) has started supplying International Maritime Organisation (IMO) compliant marine fuels.
MEE sells its maiden cargo
MEE sold the first cargo of 0.5pc sulphur bunker fuel today. The volume and date of delivery were unconfirmed. MME’s product has a viscosity of around 120cst and sulphur content of just below 0.5pc.
A number of Fujairah suppliers have been offering 0.5pc sulphur bunker fuels recently. Independent bunker seller Oil Marketing Trading International (OMTI) began supplying IMO-compliant marine fuels earlier this month, and Dubai-based trading firm GP Global started deliveries of 0.5pc bunker fuels at the port in September.
Demand increases for IMO-compliant fuel
Another major bunker seller, International Supply, will start offering IMO-compliant bunker fuels next week, market participants said.
Demand for IMO-compliant fuel is on the rise ahead of the 1st January imposition of rules that prohibit the use of high-sulphur fuel unless a vessel has exhaust scrubber equipment fitted.
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Source: ArgusMedia
