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Tightening regulations on the use of sulphur in the maritime industry went into effect on 1 January 2020. The implementation of the MARPOL Annex VI regulation by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires all shipping companies to limit their fuel sulphur content to 0.50% when operating outside of Emission Control Areas (ECA). This was a […]

In just over six months, the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) new marine regulation comes into force, slashing the current sulphur limit for marine fuels from the existing 3.5%, set in 2012, to 0.5% by weight starting January 2020. Despite signalling this intention as early as 2008, and reaffirming the implementation date three years ago, the […]

Disruption is an often-used term to describe an innovation or disturbance that interrupts, or even up-ends, an existing activity, process or market. At its most severe, disruption can completely alter an industry, displacing companies, products and people that may have been enduring for many years. Nowadays, disruption is commonly linked to the technology sphere. For […]

International shipping accounts for a very large percentage of world trade. According to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), this number is around 90%; the International Maritime Organization (IMO) puts it at “more than 80%.” ICS also calls shipping “the least environmentally damaging form of commercial transport.”

As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) continues its drive to reduce sulphur emissions from ships, John Smythe, global marine and large engine technical adviser at Infineum, comments on the effect of current and future measures on lubricants and fuels.

John Smythe, global marine and large engine technical adviser at Infineum, discusses the growing use of Group II, as well as the challenges and benefits that this shift could bring to marine and gas applications.