Shipping major AP Moller - Maersk and Dutch oil ##ing company Royal Vopak have teamed up to build a 100 % sulphur bunkering facility in Rotterdam to provide fuel as mandated by the International Maritime Organization 's sulphur cap initiative . The project will see 500,000 cubic metres of storage for the low sulphur fuel at the port and will be supported by customer commitments . The facility is expected to be operational in H2 2019 . , Maersk said in a statement Monday. Royal Vopak also noted that its oil hub terminals in Fujairah , Rotterdam and Singapore will be ready for the IMO sulphur cap initiative by 2020 .
Shipping major AP Moller - Maersk and Dutch oil ##ing company Royal Vopak have teamed up to build a 100 % sulphur bunkering facility in Rotterdam to provide fuel as mandated by the International Maritime Organization 's sulphur cap initiative . The project will see 500,000 cubic metres of storage for the low sulphur fuel at the port and will be supported by customer commitments . The facility is expected to be operational in H2 2019 . Royal Vopak also noted that its oil hub terminals in Fujairah , Rotterdam and Singapore will be ready for the IMO sulphur cap initiative by 2020 .