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K Line opting for multiple solutions to comply with 2020 sulphur cap

Japanese shipowner K Line is set to use a variety of methods including low sulphur fuel and scrubbers to comply with the IMO's 0.5% global sulphur cap in 2020.

Marcus Hand, Editor

September 21, 2018

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In the company's annual report K Line president and ceo Eizo Murakami said: “We will use low-sulfur fuel, install SOX-removal equipment (scrubbers), convert fuel to LNG and otherwise proceed with optimal measures on a ship-by-ship basis.”

As well as conversions to LNG as a fuel he noted that there were other alternative fuels.

A number of major owners are opting for scrubbers for large vessels while using low sulphur fuels on small vessels where fitting scrubbers either makes less economic sense or is not possible.

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We will proceed on a ship-by-ship basis, aware that we cannot limit ourselves to one particular measure,” Murakami said. The K Line chief also noted the IMO target to cut greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050. “In April 2018, the targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions including CO2 emissions from international ship- ping were decided, then the concrete measures to achieve will be discussed.”

Murakami said the environmental measures would entail large costs and hinted that customers should bear their share of the cost saying that there should be a “sharing the burden fairly among beneficiaries”.

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Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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