Just over 10% of ships will be using scrubbers in time for the International Maritime Organization's low-sulphur regulation coming into force on 1 January 2020, according to Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) estimates. However, 85% of vessels are expected to comply with the 0.5% cap on sulphur content next year, with ships fully compliant by between 2019 and 2020. WoodMac has predicted the shipping industry's use of liquified natural gas will increase by 70% 2025, with very low-sulphur fuel oil expected to rise in availability from 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2020 to 1.7 million bpd in 2024.
Just over 10% of ships will be using scrubbers in time for the International Maritime Organization's low-sulphur regulation coming into force on 1 January 2020, according to Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) estimates. However, 85% of vessels are expected to comply with the 0.5% cap on sulphur content next year, with ships fully compliant by 2025. WoodMac has predicted the shipping industry's use of liquified natural gas will increase by 70% between 2019 and 2020, with very low-sulphur fuel oil expected to rise in availability from 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2020 to 1.7 million bpd in 2024.