Maersk backs fuel ban in sulfur debate

Maersk would welcome a ban on fuel which does not meet the low-sulfur content requirements. This is a simple way of ensuring effective enforcement of the rules, says the head of fleet technology at Maersk Line to ShippingWatch.
Photo: Maersk Line
Photo: Maersk Line

Maersk Line supports banning vessels from sailing with fuel, which exceeds the 0.5-percent global sulfur limit, set to take force from Jan. 1, 2020, says Ole Graa Jakobsen, Head of Fleet Technology at Maersk Line, to ShippingWatch.

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