DNV GL’s Guidelines for Fuel-Sulphur Cap Compliance

Winds of Capital Change

Nothing is permanent except change. Managing change can be tricky business though. Come January 1, 2015, and ships plying in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) can use fuel with maximum 0.1% sulphur by mass.

Emission Control Areas

(Source: http://www.bcshippingnews.com/shipping/air-emissions-meeting-challenge)

Sulphur causes acid rains and respiratory disorders. The said cap is in order and in accordance with Annex VI of the IMO’s International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

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