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Documentation: Here are the two sulfur studies

ShippingWatch on Wednesday reported on the two sides of what could turn into a new sulfur directive dispute. Here are the two studies forming the basis of the disagreements.
Photo: OW Bunker
Photo: OW Bunker
BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT

Dutch analyst firm CE Delft has performed an IMO-ordered study of the availability of low-sulfur fuel by 2020, and thus the feasibility of introducing a global 0.5 percent SOx limit on shipping emissions from that same date, 2020. The study concludes that there will be sufficient low-sulfur fuel available by 2020, and that the global sulfur limit can thus be implemented four years from now.

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