Logistics

Analyst firm plays down activity boom ahead of sulfur requirements

Extra expenses for low-sulfur fuel are small enough compared to factors such as US tariffs on Chinese goods that they will not lead to a similar container boom ahead of the new sulfur regulations, notes analyst firm Sea-Intelligence.
Photo: Johan Mikkelsen
Photo: Johan Mikkelsen
by SIMON VALEUR

Shippers will probably not be extra busy in the months leading up to the 2020 sulfur regulations and the heralded bunker adjustment factor (BAF), analyst firm Sea-Intelligence assesses in its weekly report.

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