News / IMO prepares to ban ships carrying HFO and has another look at scrubbers

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The IMO’s sub-committee on pollution prevention and response (PPR) will this week finalise details of the ban from 1 March on the carriage of HFO (heavy fuel oil) on ships not fitted with scrubbers.

The agenda for the London meeting also includes scope for further work on revising the guidelines for the use of the exhaust gas cleaning system alternative to LSFO (low-sulphur fuel oil) in the light of the experience gained post IMO 2020.

The complementary MARPOL amendment to the 0.5% ...