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.

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