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Shipowners fear engine failures as industry forced to upgrade fuel

Shipping companies and trade groups say the shift to low-sulfur fuel types could also create a safety risk as ships' engines could be damaged by accidentally mixing incompatible products.
Photo: Bloomberg
Photo: Bloomberg
by Ellen Milligan, bloomberg

Add oil tankers breaking down at sea to the list of things shipping companies are worrying about as they brace for a once-in-a-generation overhaul to the kind of fuel the industry must consume.

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