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Contradictory reports could kick off IMO sulfur dispute

The IMO is finally able to present the much-anticipated report about the availability of low sulfur fuel by 2020. But the oil industry disagrees completely and has presented a study that reaches the exact opposite conclusion. Shipowners lament the opposing conclusions
Photo: Modelfoto/Colourbox
Photo: Modelfoto/Colourbox
BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT

The shipping industry has been waiting for months for a crucial report from the IMO which maps the projected availability of low sulfur fuel, and which will thus determine whether it will be possible to introduce the global sulfur regulation by as early as 2020.

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