News / Fines for breaking new ECA zone sulphur rule won't match the higher fuel cost

25/03/2014

From January 1 2015, the maximum sulphur content in bunker fuel permitted in the ECA zones of north Europe and the Baltic Sea will reduce from 1% to just 0.1% – forcing ship operators to switch to more expensive fuel.

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