ENVIRONMENTAL


LEGAL ISSUES ARISING FROM NEW BUNKER SULPHUR REGULATIONS IN


MARPOL


The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) confirmed in July 2018 that the new global sulphur limit for marine fuel of 0.50% m/m will apply from 1 January 2020.


Further, amendments to MARPOL Annex VI which prohibit vessels from


carrying fuel oil with a sulphur content of more than 0.50% m/m have been approved by the IMO. Such measures will come into force on 1 March 2020, after which only vessels which are equipped with Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (i.e. scrubbers), will be exempt from this prohibition.


The technical challenges facing owners are discussed elsewhere; but the new rules also have legal implications, both in terms of compliance, and in relation to the terms of their charterparties, which need to be considered.


First published by the The Swedish Club - Circular no: 53/2018 - Date: 2018-12-03


The Report • March 2019 • Issue 87 | 27


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