27SEP2019 - NEWS - Essar Shipping gears up to comply with sulphur norms

Essar Shipping Ltd. said it was fully prepared to meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) deadline for reducing sulphur content in fuel.

The IMO had mandated that starting January 2020, the global cap of sulphur content in shipping fuel must be reduced to 0.5% from the current 3.5%. This decision was taken as high sulphur emissions caused damage to marine environment, especially in Northern European countries, with the U.K. suffering the most.

Essar Shipping said it was in the process of adapting to the environment-friendly measures and implementing processes that would reduce the harm caused to maritime environment.