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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Low sulphur fuel in European ports - HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS WORLDWIDE

Posted Thursday December 30 2009 - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

With reference to the EU Directive 2005/33/EC effective on January 1st, 2010, whereby ships at berth in European Union community ports shall use only marine fuels with maximum 0.1% sulphur content, the European Commission accepted a 'Commission Recommendation' to grant an eight-month transitional period to ships which have not made the necessary technical modifications to facilitate consumption of such fuels yet. The transitional period is subject to the following conditions:...

http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80686&Itemid=94

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