On January 1, 2020, ships on international routes must meet the fuel oil standards of sulfur content of less than 0.5% of the International Maritime Organization.

According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, effective January 1, 2020, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will enforce new emission standards to limit pollution caused by children. ship in the world cause. In the context of moving towards the clean energy industry, the International Maritime Organization banned shipping ships using fuels with a sulfur content higher than 0.5%, compared with the current 3.5%. The most commonly used marine fuel has a sulfur content of about 2.7%.

The new rules come from the recommendations of a subcommittee at the United Nations (UN) more than a decade ago and adopted by the International Maritime Organization in 2016, setting rules for safe transportation, security and pollution. More than 170 countries, including the US, agreed to sign this new principle.

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Beginning in 2020, ships found to be in violation are in danger of being detained and ports in the Contracting States will monitor them.

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It is known that in June 2019, Vietnam Registry Department held a meeting to meet and dialogue with international shipping businesses in the North (in Hai Phong) and the South (in Khanh Hoa) to spread the word. turn and guide the implementation of new international regulations related to sea transport. Including the announcement that from January 1, 2020, ships operating on international routes must meet the fuel oil standards of sulfur content of less than 0.5% of the International Maritime Organization.

At this conference, the Vietnam Shipowners Association said that in order to comply with this strict regulation of the International Maritime Organization, container shipping lines around the world began to apply many solutions such as: installing the system. sulfur filter; switch to MGO / MDO fuel at a higher cost than using HFO (Heavy Fuel Oil) or switch to LNG. Regardless of which option is chosen, the maritime industry will incur significant operational costs as clean fuels are more expensive.

In October 2019, many Vietnamese seafood exporters also received notices from shipping lines about the low sulfur surcharge - LSS applied to all container containers in accordance with the provisions of the National Maritime Organization. International.