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American Shipper
US updates IMO 2020 enforcement policy
Ship owners failing to prove compliance face criminal fines and penalties.
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American Shipper
US Senate hearing plays down IMO 2020 impact
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, says many analysts believe the impacts of IMO 2020 will be less than what was projected just a year ago.
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Fuel
Commentary: IMO 2020 will decrease pollution but increase consumer costs
With less than a month until the IMO 2020 regulations go into effect, Ben Thrower writes about the impacts about to hit the maritime industry,…
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Maritime
Confidence level low on U.S. enforcement of IMO 2020
Billions of dollars in fuel costs at stake for containership owners.
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American Shipper
Platts debuts parallel IMO 2020 ship indices – and spread is huge
New freight indices provide visibility on potential earnings premiums of scrubber-equipped vessels.
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American Shipper
New IMO 2020 fuel indexing mechanism launched
European shippers have joined with leading container line analyst Drewry to bring order to the “who pays what” implementation of IMO low-sulfur fuels.
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: truckers beware – IMO 2020 will cause fuel prices to “go through the roof”
U.S. trucking operators, heed this warning from Asia. Maritime experts say that after the IMO 2020 deadline, fuel availability will be uncertain, scrubbers won’t work,…
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American Shipper
Shippers must foot the bill for post-Saudi fuel hikes
FIATA warns that higher air, ocean and trucking fuels costs will be passed directly on to customers.
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American Shipper
Container carriers still concerned about low sulfur fuel availability
If not enough 0.5% low sulfur fuel is available after Jan. 1. 2020 ships may resort to using more expensive 0.1% sulfur fuel used today…
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Container
IMO 2020 credit risks to cascade across marine fuel supply chain
Suppliers, traders and ship operators will need to increase credit lines and be more diligent about counterparty risk.
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