VLSFO blends

Skuld Outlines IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap Trial

  • More than a year has passed since the International Maritime Organization (IMO) mandate for the 0.50% sulphur cap for marine fuel (MARPOL Annex VI) came into force.
  • The regulation orders ships to only use marine fuels with a sulphur content of no more than 0.50% sulphur.

According to an article published in Skuld, the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap represents a successful transition.

Efforts on IMO Targets

Ships fitted with an approved type of exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) or scrubbers may continue...

https://mfame.guru/skuld-outlines-imo-2020-sulphur-cap-trial/

Claims About VLSFO, Fact Versus Fiction

  • There was a lot of speculation about the nature of the IMO 2020-compliant very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) blends.
  • They would compare to the high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) blends that were the predominant fuel for the world fleet prior to 2020.
  • But the same negative misconceptions keep cropping up again and again as inaccurate or incomplete information is recirculated.

Let’s look at some of the claims about VLSFO and try to separate fact from fiction.  Unni Einemo is director of IBIA as well as...

https://mfame.guru/claims-about-vlsfo-fact-versus-fiction/

VLSFO Blends Leads To Higher Carbon Emission, IMO To Take A Call

  • Very low sulphur fuel oil blends face a potential ban after a new study suggests they result in greater black carbon emissions than conventional heavy fuel oil or distillates.
  • Four NGOs are calling on the International Maritime Organization to change its rules and ban VLSFO blends that increase black carbon emissions.
  • It includes in a new proposal to the sub-committee on pollution and prevention response — a technical environmental body that meets in late February in London.
  • The group will...

https://mfame.guru/vlsfo-blends-leads-to-higher-carbon-emission-imo-to-take-a-call/