News / 2020 compliance and bunker fuel issues solved, using blockchain and DNA

© Vladimir Serebryanskiy

While the impact of Covid-19 has disrupted the maritime industry far more than the implementation of IMO 2020, the former has exacerbated difficulties with the latter. The maritime industry has seen many delays in ports, disruptions to testing, and bunker delivery authorities suspending sulphur checks so far this year.

With compliance enforcement plans for this year on the back foot, we have seen fragmentation in fuel supplies as more fuel is blended to meet compliance. This, and other supply chain issues ...