Philippine shipowners fear shortage of fuel after 2020

Oil companies in the Philippines are not ready to supply low-sulfur fuel oil, says the chairman of the country's shipowners' association. He says the IMO should exempt the Philippines from the new sulfur regulation until the country is ready.
Photo: Aaron Favila/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Aaron Favila/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

Philippine shipowners worry that there will be a shortage of low-sulfur fuel oil in the country's ports next year, and they now want a postponement from the IMO.

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