ExxonMobil: Industry stressing over global sulfur requirements

The future consumption of fuel in shipping will be a big combo, says ExxonMobil. The new global regulations for 0.5 percent emissions of sulfur are apparently causing worry in the industry.
Photo: Hanjin
Photo: Hanjin
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

It will be a varied combo, when the carriers make the transition to the new global sulfur requirements, where vessels in particular zones are not allowed sulfur emissions of more than 0.5 percent. It is still unclear when exactly the new regulations will take effect, but they are already an cause of concern in the industry, said Eddy H. Van Bouwel, who is political senior consultant at ExxonMobil, recently.

Already a subscriber?Log in here

Read the whole article

Get access for 7 days for free. No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.

With your free trial you get:

  • Access all locked articles
  • Receive our daily newsletters
  • Access our app
  • Must be at least 8 characters, including three of: Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
    Must contain at least 2 characters
    Must contain at least 2 characters

    Get full access for you and your coworkers

    Start a free company trial today

    Share article

    Sign up for our newsletter

    Stay ahead of development by receiving our newsletter on the latest sector knowledge.

    Newsletter terms

    Front page now

    Further reading