Sinopec's Hainan refinery delivers first low-sulfur bunker fuel cargo
3/4/2019 9:22:43 AM
Sinopec Corp’s subsidiary refinery in the southern island province of Hainan delivered its first shipment of low-sulfur bunker fuel that meets the new International Maritime Organization (IMO) emission rules, state media reported.
A vessel carrying 2,200 tons of the fuel left the Hainan refinery in late February heading to Ningbo on the east coast. The fuel will be put to pilot use at a maritime institution in Shanghai, China Securities Journal reported
The Hainan plant is the second refinery under Sinopec to produce the low-sulfur marine fuel that meets IMO standards. In January, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Corp shipped 6,000 tons of the fuel
IMO will ban ships from using fuel oil with sulfur content above 0.5 percent, compared with 3.5 percent now, unless they are equipped with exhaust “scrubbers” to clean up sulfur emissions, starting 2020
Reporting by Chen Aizhu; Editing by Rashmi Aich
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