Initially, most carriers have opted to sail on the low sulfur fuel, marine gas oil (MGO), in order to live up to requirements of maximum emissions of 0.1 percent sulfur in emission control areas (ECA) in North Europe and North America.
The same goes for Clipper, which has also converted certain fuel tanks intended for heavy fuel oil (HFO) to MGO tanks on six of the carrier's 30,000 dwt Trader type bulk vessels.
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