10OCT2019 - NEWS - Prax adds bunker barge in preparation IMO 2020

The 1,800 m³ capacity inland bunker barge, Florida, will be based at the port of Zeebrugge in Belgium and is expected to supply fuel compliant with the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) 0.5pc sulphur cap. Prax expects that demand for low-sulphur fuel will increase once regulations take effect from 1 January 2020, and has a long-term contract to supply a large ferry line from Zeebrugge.

With the addition of Florida, Prax now has four bunker barges in total, including one with 2,700t high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) and 600t marine gas oil (MGO) capacity, another with 6,200t HSFO capacity, and one with 2,700t HSFO and 300 m³ MGO capacity.