Singapore is working to provide low-sulphur compliant fuels before the IMO sulphur cap mandate takes effect on 1 January 2020. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is working with stakeholders to meet the deadline at which point the IMO 2020 mandate will cap marine fuels at 0.5%. In a statement released today, MPA said that it has been in discussions with Singapore’s Ministry of Trade & Industry for several months about how best to achieve this goal. In addition, the MPA has set aside $5m to support the industry’s attempts to develop better marine-fuel solutions.
Singapore is working to provide low-sulphur compliant fuels before the IMO sulphur cap mandate takes effect on 1 January 2020. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is working with stakeholders to meet the deadline at which point the IMO 2020 mandate will cap marine fuels at 0.5%. A list of licensed bunker suppliers of low-sulphur fuels will be available by mid-2019, according to Lam Pin Min, Singapore’s transport and health minister. In addition, the MPA has set aside $5m to support the industry’s attempts to develop better marine-fuel solutions.