MSC fleet now 900 vessels-strong
After taking delivery of the 16,000 teu MSC Germany this week, Swiss-headquartered carrier MSC broke ...
An LNG ship at anchorage © Oleksandr Kalinichenko
The International Maritime Organization has been urged to clarify four areas of IMO 2020, as carriers scramble for compliance with the forthcoming low-sulphur fuel limit.
The “once-in-a-generation disruptor to shipping’s commercial environment” takes effect on 1 January 2020: a fuel sulphur content limit of 0.5%, down from 3.5% in some parts of the world, at some considerable cost to the industry.
Amid concern and the countdown, the UK Chamber of Shipping has called for the IMO to address four key areas: mitigation ...
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