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Brazilian Crude Extends Its Global Reach Ahead of IMO 2020
09/13/2019 | Author: Amir Richani

A particular grade of heavy-sweet crude oil produced by Brazil is in high demand thanks to the International Maritime Organization’s upcoming sulfur cap. The new regulation goes into effect on January 1 and will limit the permissible sulfur content of marine fuels to 0.5 percent, down from its current level of 3.5 percent. As a […]
Tags: bolsonaro, brazil, IMO, ostra, sulfur
Hapag-Lloyd Hedging its Bets for IMO 2020
08/07/2019 | Author: Andrew Couper

Global container line Hapag-Lloyd will comply with the upcoming 0.5%S cap through a combination of compliant fuels, employing scrubbers and by using liquefied natural gas. The container line’s primary method of compliance with the International Maritime Organization’s sulfur cap will be 0.5 percent low sulfur fuels, while scrubbers and LNG will be run on a […]
Tags: bunker fuel, fuel oil, IMO 2020, scrubbers, sulfur

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Brazilian Crude Extends Its Global Reach Ahead of IMO 2020

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