Japan To Maintain HSFO and 0.5% Sulphur Fuel Supply

• IMO-compliant bunker fuel are available at Japan’s 14 refineries.
• Around 100,000 b/d low sulfur bunker fuel demand expected
• HSFO supplies to be maintained to serve owners/operators installing scrubbers on their ships, as Japan will support the use of open-loop scrubbers aboard ships. 

Japanese refineries are ready to supply 0.5% sulfur bunker fuels, well ahead of the International Maritime Organization’s global sulfur mandate for marine fuels, reports Platts.

The IMO will cap...

http://mfame.guru/japan-to-maintain-hsfo-and-0-5-sulphur-fuel-supply/