IHS Markit: 2020 low-sulfur requirements for marine bunker fuels causing scramble for refiners and shippers

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By mmillikinAug 28, 2017, 12:17 pm276 pts
On 27 October 2016, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced that beginning on 1 January 2020, the maximum sulfur content allowed in marine bunker fuel will be reduced from 3.50% mass by mass (m/m) to 0.50% m/m (35,000 ppm to 5,000 ppm)—five years earlier than many expected. (Earlier post.) The…

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