02AUG2019 - NEWS - Is India Ready For The Big Change In Shipping?

Maritime trade will become expensive in about five months as merchant shipping firms need to comply with stricter fuel emission standards. Starting Jan. 1, ships will have to slash sulphur content in fuel oil by 85 percent by using fuel oil containing 0.5 percent of the chemical, according to the International Maritime Organization’s changed rules. That means they either use costlier low-sulphur