Shell says where it will sell its new IMO 2020 compliant fuels

Key Takeaways:

  • Shell is making its new Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) available ahead of the IMO's 2020 global sulphur cap.
  • VLSFO will be available in key bunkering ports across the Americas, Europe, Middle East/Africa, and Asia, including Rotterdam, Singapore, Fujairah, and Houston.
  • The fuel is currently undergoing trials in Rotterdam, Singapore, and New Orleans.
  • The availability aims to support customers' compliance with the 0.5% sulphur limit for marine fuels.
Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil is aimed at customer requiring compliance with IMO’s sulphur cap for marine fuels at 0.5% due in 2020.

Oil Major Shell has announced upcoming availability its newly developed Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) ahead of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s 0.50% global sulphur limit for marine fuels which comes into force in 2020.

Shell says that trials for the new fuel are currently ongoing with customers in Rotterdam, Singapore and New Orleans.

In the Americas, VLSFO with 0.5% sulphur content will be made available to the oil company’s customers in Freeport, New Orleans and Houston.

In Europe the fuel will be available in Rotterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Piraeus and the Great Belt (Danish Straits).

In the Middle East and Africa, Shell will sell the fuel in Fujairah, Durban, Richard’s Bay and Port Louis (Mauritius)

In Asia, the fuel will only be made available in Singapore initially.

The low sulphur fuel will therefore be made available  in all of the four main bunkering ports worldwide: Rotterdam, Singapore, Fujairah and Houston, as well as a number of key ports for the Cruise industry around the world.