Ganado Advocates of Malta give a glimpse into the 2020 Sulphur
Regulations and the Ship Recycling EU Regulation
The 2020 Global Sulphur Limit
Pursuant to the amendments made to MARPOL Annex 6, the
International Maritime Organization (IMO) has, by virtue of the
2020 Global Sulphur Limit, resolved to limit sulphur content of
bunker fuel from a maximum of 3.5% to a maximum of 0.5%. This move
complements the strict sulphur content limit in bunker fuel for
ships trading in specific emission control areas (ECAs) which in
January 2015 was lowered from 1% to 0.1%. It is worth mentioning
that even though the new global sulphur limit will come into force
in 2020, the ship building industry has been taking into account
these new limits for new builds currently being commissioned. For
example the NEWBUILDCON standard ship building contract provides
that a new vessel shall be constructed and delivered in compliance
with: i) the applicable laws, rules and regulations which are
