Feasibility study of liquefied natural gas bunkering

In 2005, MARPOL limited the amount of sulphur permitted in shipping fuel to 4.5% globally, and 1.5% in ECAs. The revision of MARPOL Annex VI in 2008 indicates that from 1st of January 2012, the global cap for sulphur in bunker fuel will be 3.5 % and will aim to lower it to 0.5 % in July 2020. MARPOL...

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Main Author: Ma, Ran
Other Authors: Teo Chee Chong
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49197
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:In 2005, MARPOL limited the amount of sulphur permitted in shipping fuel to 4.5% globally, and 1.5% in ECAs. The revision of MARPOL Annex VI in 2008 indicates that from 1st of January 2012, the global cap for sulphur in bunker fuel will be 3.5 % and will aim to lower it to 0.5 % in July 2020. MARPOL Annex VI states that sulphur content in bunker fuel for ECAs, a cap of 1 % will be in effect from 1st of July 2010 and 0.1% from 2015.