CE Delft: Residuals bunker fuel ban in the IMO Arctic waters: An assessment of costs and benefits

Residuals bunker fuel ban in the IMO Arctic waters CE Delft: Residuals bunker fuel ban in the IMO Arctic waters: An assessment of costs and benefits

The IMO has agreed to start working on the development of a ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) as fuel by ships in Arctic waters. Such a ban would not prohibit the carriage of heavy grade oil in bulk as cargo, but would require ships sailing in the Arctic waters to use and carry non-HFO bunker fuels only. This would lead to a reduction of black carbon emissions and reduce costs and damages in case of an oil spill, but also impose additional costs on ship owners/operators that otherwise would have used and/or carried HFO bunkers or blends thereof for on-board combustion purposes.

Альянс «Чистая Арктика» приветствует заявления Президентов России и Финляндии об использовании более экологичного топлива в Арктике

HFO Free Arctic

Альянс «Чистая Арктика» приветствует совместное заявление Президента России Владимира Путина и Президента Финляндии Саули Ниинистё о необходимости перехода на более экологичное судовое топливо в Арктических широтах, например, на сжиженный природный газ (СПГ).

Clean Arctic Alliance challenges Maersk on Arctic Shipping Fuel

Let's get Heavy Fuel Oil out of the Arctic

“The Clean Arctic Alliance challenges Maersk to come clean on what fuel the Venta Maersk will use when crossing Arctic waters – and for Maersk, its customers, and its competitors to commit to never using the world’s dirtiest fuel – heavy fuel oil (HFO) – to power ships in the Arctic.”