News / Low-sulphur laws could force a redesign of Asia-Europe container supply chains

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The creation of the sulphur emission control areas (Secas) at the beginning of next year could lead to a fundamental redesign of Asia-Europe container supply chains, delegates at this week’s Intermodal show in Rotterdam heard.

Mike Garratt, managing director of MDS Transmodal, said the new regulations – which will see ships forced to burn fuel with a 0.1% or less sulphur content when steaming in the Channel and North and Baltic seas, thus having to effectively switch from the normal heavy ...