The global sulfur directive for the shipping industry will come into force in 2020.
This is the reality after the IMO member states on Thursday at the meeting in London reached an agreement concerning a cap on ships' sulfur emissions, informs the Danish Ministry for Food and the Environment, in a statement.
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